Bishops Tawton Primary School is a primary school located in Barnstaple. 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 01/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Lane, Barnstaple

School Information

Address: School Lane, Barnstaple, EX32 0AE
Website: www.bishopstawton-primary.devon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01271343002
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Melanie Smallwood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113134

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 168
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 80
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.8 Confidence interval 2.6 to 7.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Bishops Tawton Primary School
School Lane , Bishops Tawton EX32 0AE 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Holywell Church of England School
Tawstock , EX31 3HZ 		3out of 4 1,552 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newport Community School Primary Academy
Landkey Road , Newport EX32 9BW 		4out of 4 2,047 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eden Park Academy
Eden Park Academy , Forches Avenue EX32 8EF 		3out of 4 2,703 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
Bevan Road , EX32 8LJ 		2out of 4 3,014 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Park Community School
Park Lane , EX32 9AX 		2out of 4 1,835 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Petroc
Old Sticklepath Hill , EX31 2BQ 		- not rated 2,724 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lampard Community School
St John's Lane , EX32 9DD 		3out of 4 2,132 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
On Track Education Services
Narita House , Fishleigh Road EX31 3UD 		- not rated 2,803 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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