Bincombe Valley Primary School is a primary school located in Weymouth. 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 11/05/2016. 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 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Culliford Way, Weymouth

School Information

Address: Culliford Way, Weymouth, DT3 6AW
Website: http://www.bincombe.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01305832329
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Leif Pallister
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113716

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 336
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 160
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.5
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1 to 2.6
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Bincombe Valley Primary School
Culliford Way , Littlemoor DT3 6AW 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Littlemoor Road , Preston DT3 6AA 		2out of 4 959 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School, Broadwey
Broadwey , DT3 5DQ 		4out of 4 1,561 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
Coombe Avenue , DT4 7TP 		3out of 4 2,294 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Radipole Primary School
Radipole Lane , DT3 5HS 		3out of 4 2,318 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wey Valley Academy
436 Dorchester Road , DT3 5AN 		1out of 4 1,648 yd Academy converter 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 2,668 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Arts College
Littlemoor Road , Preston DT3 6AA 		4out of 4 759 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Wyvern Academy
Dorchester Road , DT3 5AL 		3out of 4 1,828 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Arbour House School
15-17 Glendinning Avenue , Weymouth DT4 7QF 		- not rated 3,024 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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