Countess Wear Community School is a primary school located in Exeter. 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 17/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Glasshouse Lane, Exeter

School Information

Address: Glasshouse Lane, Exeter, EX2 7BS
Website: www.countesswear.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01392203560
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Pattison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113079

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 405
Number of Pupils: 284
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 142

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -6.7 to -3.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chestnut Nursery
Magnolia Avenue , EX2 6DJ 		3out of 4 2,071 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Countess Wear Community School
Glasshouse Lane , Countess Wear EX2 7BS 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary and Nursery School
Fish Street , EX2 7TR 		- not rated 1,494 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Exminster Community Primary
Main Road , EX6 8AJ 		3out of 4 2,061 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wynstream School
Burnthouse Lane , EX2 6AY 		4out of 4 2,092 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Topsham School
Orchard Way , Topsham EX3 0DN 		3out of 4 2,261 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Isca
Earl Richards Road South , EX2 6AP 		3out of 4 1,886 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Quarry Lane , Heavitree EX2 5AP 		3out of 4 2,767 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Infocus School
Countess Wear , EX2 6HA 		3out of 4 766 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Infocus College
Topsham Road , Countess Wear EX2 6HA 		- not rated 766 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southbrook School
Bishop Westall Road , Topsham Road EX2 6JB 		3out of 4 1,255 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Belong School Devon
Wonford Community and Learning Centre , Burnthouse Lane EX2 6NF 		- not rated 2,036 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The New School
The Avenue , Exminster EX6 8AT 		- not rated 2,061 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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