Astwood Bank Primary School is a primary school located in Redditch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/03/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Road, Redditch

School Information

Address: Church Road, Redditch, B96 6EH
Website: http://www.astwoodbank.worcs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01527892681
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Yarnold
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140258

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/03/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 196
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.1
Maths
N/A: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astwood Bank Primary School
Church Road , Astwood Bank B96 6EH 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crabbs Cross Academy
Evesham Road , Crabbs Cross B97 5JH 		3out of 4 2,087 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Woodrow First School
Longdon Close , Woodrow South B98 7UZ 		3out of 4 2,931 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Vaynor First School
Tennyson Road , Headless Cross B97 5BL 		3out of 4 3,142 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Studley
Pool Road , B80 7QU 		4out of 4 3,187 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Secondary School
Evesham Road , Astwood Bank B96 6BD 		2out of 4 1,310 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Stonepits Lane , Hunt End B97 5LX 		4out of 4 1,434 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Studley High School
Crooks Lane , B80 7QX 		4out of 4 3,100 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Woodrow Drive , B98 7UH 		2out of 4 3,149 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Feckenham Road , Headless Cross B97 5AQ 		3out of 4 3,227 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Longdon Close , Woodrow South B98 7UZ 		3out of 4 3,016 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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