Dauntsey Academy Primary School is a primary school located in Devizes. 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 12/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sandfield, Devizes, SN10 4HY
Website: http://www.daps.wilts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01380813373
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Philippa Winbolt
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139980

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 186
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.9 to -1.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dauntsey Academy Primary School
Sandfield , West Lavington SN10 4HY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington
Drove Lane , Market Lavington SN10 4NT
3out of 4 1,595 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
Townsend , Great Cheverell SN10 5TL
4out of 4 2,866 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lavington School
The Spring , Market Lavington SN10 4EB
3out of 4 580 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dauntsey's School
West Lavington , SN10 4HE
- not rated 699 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.