Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. 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 reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Ipswich, IP9 2BT
Website: www.bentley.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01473310253
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Austin
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124754

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 56
Number of Pupils: 59
Number of Boys: 32
Number of Girls: 27

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -2.8 to 5.7
Writing
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 6.1
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -4.3 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:38%
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
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road , Bentley IP9 2BT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road , Tattingstone IP9 2NA
3out of 4 2,323 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The Street , Capel St Mary IP9 2EG
3out of 4 2,850 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.