Blackmarston School is a school located in Hereford. 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 26/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Honddu Close, Hereford

School Information

Address: Honddu Close, Hereford, HR2 7NX
Website: www.blackmarstonschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01432272376
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Herefordshire, County of
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mike Painter
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117052

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 99
Number of Pupils: 98
Number of Boys: 76
Number of Girls: 22

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -6.9 to -0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -7.4 to -1.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.4 Confidence interval -8.1 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marlbrook Primary School
Green Croft , Redhill HR2 7NT 		4out of 4 145 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's RC Primary School
Boycott Road , HR2 7RN 		3out of 4 574 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Riverside Primary School
Belmont Avenue , HR2 7JF 		3out of 4 863 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martin's Primary School
Holly Bush Walk , HR2 6AF 		3out of 4 873 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James' CofE Primary School
Vicarage Road , HR1 2QN 		3out of 4 1,681 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hereford Academy
Marlbrook Road , Redhill HR2 7NG 		1out of 4 400 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hereford College of Arts
Folly Lane , HR1 1LT 		- not rated 3,272 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackmarston School
Honddu Close , HR2 7NX 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral Junior School
28 Castle Street , HR1 2NW 		- not rated 1,803 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hereford Cathedral School
Old Deanery , The Cathedral Close HR1 2NG 		- not rated 1,845 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Coningsby Street , HR1 2DY 		3out of 4 2,390 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barrs Court School
Barrs Court Road , HR1 1EQ 		4out of 4 2,887 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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