Biscovey Academy is a primary school located in Par. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lamellyn Road, Par

School Information

Address: Lamellyn Road, Par, PL24 2DB
Website: www.biscovey.org.uk
Telephone: 01726812949
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Josh Tyers
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137758

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 320
Number of Pupils: 277
Number of Boys: 138
Number of Girls: 139

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.9
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:1%
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
Biscovey Academy
Lamellyn Road , PL24 2DB 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
Lamellyn Road , PL24 2DB 		3out of 4 91 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tywardreath School
Southpark Road , Tywardreath PL24 2PT 		3out of 4 2,215 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Charlestown Primary School
Crinnis Road , Carlyon Bay PL25 3PB 		3out of 4 2,667 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School
84 Boscoppa Road , PL25 3DT 		2out of 4 2,862 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Doubletrees School
St Blazey Gate , St Blazey PL24 2DS 		3out of 4 585 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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