Ashcombe Primary School is a primary school located in Weston-super-Mare. 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 16/01/2013. 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 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare

School Information

Address: Earlham Grove, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3JW
Website: http://www.ashcombeprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01934620141
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Clark
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144924

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 611
Number of Boys: 300
Number of Girls: 311

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashcombe Primary School
Earlham Grove , BS23 3JW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Baker Street , BS23 3AF 		3out of 4 963 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Milton Park Primary School
Milton Park Road , BS22 8DY 		3out of 4 1,219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Walliscote Primary School
Walliscote Road , BS23 1UY 		3out of 4 1,442 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haywood Village Academy
20 Whitney Crescent , Weston-Super-Mare BS24 8ES 		4out of 4 1,593 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hans Price Academy
Marchfields Way , BS23 3QP 		3out of 4 1,214 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
1 Beaufighter Road , BS24 8EE 		2out of 4 2,052 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Worle Community School
Redwing Drive , Mead Vale BS22 8XX 		1out of 4 2,428 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Broadoak Academy
Windwhistle Road , BS23 4NP 		2out of 4 2,655 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston College
Knightstone Road , BS23 2AL 		- not rated 1,752 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashbrooke House School
9 Ellenborough Park North , BS23 1XH 		- not rated 1,585 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Voyage Learning Campus
Unit 1, Crown Works , Ashcroft House BS24 9AX 		3out of 4 2,330 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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