Buckfastleigh Primary School is a primary school located in Buckfastleigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bossell Road, Buckfastleigh

School Information

Address: Bossell Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DD
Website: http://www.buckfastleigh.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01364643304
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Eddie Brown
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136562

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 152
Number of Boys: 80
Number of Girls: 72

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1.3
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1.6

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:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckfastleigh Primary School
Bossell Road , TQ11 0DD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfast
Buckfast Road , Buckfast TQ11 0EA 		3out of 4 1,348 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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