Blackwater Community Primary School is a primary school located in Truro. 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 16/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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North Hill, Truro

School Information

Address: North Hill, Truro, TR4 8ES
Website: http://www.blackwater.cornwall.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01872560570
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Evey Evison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142305

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 115
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 44

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 5.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 1.1 to 7.1
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.2 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Blackwater Community Primary School
North Hill , Blackwater TR4 8ES 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mount Hawke Academy
Rodda's Road , Mount Hawke TR4 8BA 		4out of 4 2,421 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chacewater Community Primary School
Church Hill , Chacewater TR4 8PZ 		3out of 4 2,664 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Three Bridges
Kea Downs Road , Blackwater TR4 8EG 		- not rated 1,226 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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