Cowes Primary School is a primary school located in Cowes. 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 09/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Edinburgh Close, Cowes

School Information

Address: Edinburgh Close, Cowes, PO31 8HF
Website: www.cowesprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01983293261
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Isle of Wight
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Stephanie Praetig
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118156

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 260
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.4
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.6
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Cowes Primary School
Edinburgh Close , PO31 8HF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lanesend Primary School
Love Lane , PO31 7ES
3out of 4 929 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gurnard Primary School
Baring Road , PO31 8DS
3out of 4 991 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Millfield Avenue , PO32 6AS
2out of 4 2,060 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Queensgate Foundation Primary
Beatrice Avenue , PO32 6PA
3out of 4 2,887 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Crossfield Avenue , PO31 8HB
3out of 4 288 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.