Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Dorchester. 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 21/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Buckland Newton, Dorchester

School Information

Address: Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7BY
Website: www.bucklandnewton.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01300345393
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Ralph
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144413

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 93
Number of Boys: 41
Number of Girls: 52

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -2 to 6.1
Writing
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 6.9
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 0.7 to 7.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
Buckland Newton , DT2 7BY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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