Appledore School is a primary school located in Bideford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Richmond Road, Bideford

School Information

Address: Richmond Road, Bideford, EX39 1PF
Website: http://www.appledore-primary.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01237474365
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jeremy Cooper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113125

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 252
Number of Boys: 127
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.2
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.5
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appledore School
Richmond Road , Appledore EX39 1PF 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Church of England (VA) Infant and Nursery School
Jackets Lane , Northam EX39 1HT 		3out of 4 1,652 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School
Seaview Road , Morwenna Park EX39 1EL 		3out of 4 1,718 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Rectory Lane , Instow EX39 4LU 		3out of 4 2,465 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Chanters Road , EX39 2QN 		3out of 4 3,200 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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