Bowmansgreen Primary School is a primary school located in St Albans. 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 11/02/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Telford Road, St Albans, AL2 1PH
Website: www.bowmansgreen.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727767772
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Anna Lippa
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117187

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 345
Number of Boys: 172
Number of Girls: 173

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4 to -0.5
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School
Walsingham Way , London Colney AL2 1NL 		3out of 4 322 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
Alexander Road , London Colney AL2 1JG 		3out of 4 680 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Clore Shalom School
Hugo Gryn Way , WD7 9BL 		2out of 4 2,311 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Windermere Primary School
Windermere Avenue , AL1 5QP 		3out of 4 2,743 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cunningham Hill Junior School
Cell Barnes Lane , AL1 5QJ 		4out of 4 2,946 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT 		3out of 4 3,242 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR 		3out of 4 2,193 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Radlett Lodge School
Harper Lane , WD7 9HW 		- not rated 2,661 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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