Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School in Weymouth

Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Weymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Corporation Road, Weymouth

School Information

Address:	Corporation Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LQ
Website:	www.beechcroft.dsat.org.uk
Telephone:	01305783500
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Dorset
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Cath Crossley
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	144298

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	218
Number of Pupils:	203
Number of Boys:	111
Number of Girls:	92

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	5.8%	4%
Persistent absence:	16%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.1

Writing

Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.5

Maths

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	52%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	9%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	101
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	103
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School Corporation Road , DT4 0LQ	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Conifers Primary School Radipole Lane , DT4 0QF	2out of 4	1,022 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Hardy Avenue , DT4 0RH	3out of 4	1,230 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Cross Road , DT4 9QX	3out of 4	1,629 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southill Primary School Sycamore Road , Southill DT4 9UF	3out of 4	1,633 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Budmouth Academy Weymouth Chickerell Road , DT4 9SY	1out of 4	1,911 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Church of England Academy Sunnyside Road , Wyke Regis DT4 9BJ	1out of 4	2,215 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weymouth College Cranford Avenue , DT4 7LQ	- not rated	1,590 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Compass 307a Chickerell Road , Westham DT4 0QU	3out of 4	962 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arbour House School 15-17 Glendinning Avenue , Weymouth DT4 7QF	- not rated	1,165 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wyvern Academy Dorchester Road , DT3 5AL	3out of 4	3,237 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary SchoolCorporation Road, Weymouth