Conifers Primary School is a primary school located in Weymouth. 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 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Radipole Lane, Weymouth

School Information

Address: Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF
Website: www.conifers.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01305771289
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Johnson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134080

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 385
Number of Boys: 202
Number of Girls: 183

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.2
Maths
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Conifers Primary School
Radipole Lane , DT4 0QF 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
Hardy Avenue , DT4 0RH 		3out of 4 995 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School
Corporation Road , DT4 0LQ 		3out of 4 1,022 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery
Cross Road , DT4 9QX 		3out of 4 1,783 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Southill Primary School
Sycamore Road , Southill DT4 9UF 		3out of 4 1,836 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Chickerell Road , DT4 9SY 		1out of 4 892 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Sunnyside Road , Wyke Regis DT4 9BJ 		1out of 4 1,986 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weymouth College
Cranford Avenue , DT4 7LQ 		- not rated 2,549 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Compass
307a Chickerell Road , Westham DT4 0QU 		3out of 4 759 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Arbour House School
15-17 Glendinning Avenue , Weymouth DT4 7QF 		- not rated 2,140 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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