Chesham Primary School is a primary school located in Bury. 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 11/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Talbot Grove, Bury

School Information

Address: Talbot Grove, Bury, BL9 6PH
Website: www.cheshamprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01617644927
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Hudson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105293

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 316
Number of Boys: 161
Number of Girls: 155

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.8
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hoyle Nursery School
Chesham Fold Road , BL9 6HR 		4out of 4 1,380 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chesham Primary School
Talbot Grove , BL9 6PH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School
Danesmoor Drive , BL9 6ER 		3out of 4 867 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
Athlone Avenue , BL9 5EE 		3out of 4 919 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury
Porritt Street , Via Huntley Mount Road BL9 6LJ 		2out of 4 1,090 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Springside Primary School
Springside Road , BL9 5JB 		3out of 4 1,254 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazel Wood High School
Hazel Avenue , BL9 7QT 		1out of 4 2,042 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bridge Road , BL9 0TZ 		- not rated 2,747 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS 		3out of 4 3,005 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road , BL8 1RN 		3out of 4 3,141 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury College
Market Street , BL9 0BG 		- not rated 2,334 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB 		- not rated 2,989 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House , Thrush Drive BL9 6JD 		- not rated 1,200 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street , BL9 0HN 		- not rated 2,431 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pennine House Hospital School
Pennine House , Fairfield General Hospital BL9 7TD 		- not rated 2,482 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bury Catholic Preparatory School
Arden House , Manchester Road BL9 9BH 		- not rated 3,011 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street , Bury BL8 2BD 		- not rated 3,108 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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