Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Plymouth. 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 26/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Drive, Plymouth, PL6 7JW
Website: www.bickleighdown.co.uk/
Telephone: 01752301837
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kerri Conday
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113493

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 230
Number of Girls: 188

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.3
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Plym Bridge Nursery and Day Care
Miller Way , Estover PL6 8UN 		3out of 4 2,888 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School
School Drive , Woolwell PL6 7JW 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Widewell Primary Academy
Lulworth Drive , Roborough PL6 7ER 		3out of 4 1,095 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oakwood Primary Academy
Pendeen Crescent , Southway PL6 6QS 		3out of 4 1,619 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornbury Primary School
Miller Way , Estover PL6 8UL 		3out of 4 2,081 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beechwood Primary Academy
31 Rockfield Avenue , Southway PL6 6DX 		3out of 4 2,493 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Notre Dame RC School
Looseleigh Lane , Derriford PL6 5HN 		3out of 4 2,516 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Tor Bridge High
Miller Way , Estover PL6 8UN 		3out of 4 2,755 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
College of St Mark & St John
Derriford Road , PL6 8BH 		- not rated 1,746 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cann Bridge School
Miller Way , Estover PL6 8UN 		3out of 4 2,769 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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