Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Blandford Forum. 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 13/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Black Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 8SW
Website: http://www.archbishopwake.dsat.org.uk/
Telephone: 01258453120
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Lasbury-Carter
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141043

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 398
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 186

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 2.3 to 5.4
Writing
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School
Black Lane , DT11 8SW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School
Birch Avenue , Blandford St Mary DT11 9QD
3out of 4 1,435 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milldown CofE Academy
Milldown Road , DT11 7SN
2out of 4 1,445 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blandford School
Milldown Road , DT11 7SQ
2out of 4 1,335 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Forum Centre
The Forum Centre , Park Road DT11 7BX
3out of 4 868 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bryanston School
Bryanston , DT11 0PX
- not rated 2,634 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.