Decoy Primary School is a primary school located in Newton Abbot. 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 30/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below 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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Deer Park Road, Newton Abbot

School Information

Address: Deer Park Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1DH
Website: www.decoyschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01626353282
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heather Poustie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113209

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 442
Number of Boys: 240
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.5
Writing
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
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
Decoy Primary School
Deer Park Road , TQ12 1DH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Haytor View Community Primary School
Queensway , TQ12 4BD 		3out of 4 1,256 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Queen Street , TQ12 2AU 		3out of 4 1,577 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Osborne Street , TQ12 2DJ 		3out of 4 1,603 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wolborough Church of England (Aided) Nursery and Primary School
Union Street , TQ12 2JX 		3out of 4 1,607 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Devon UTC
Kingsteignton Road , TQ12 2QA 		2out of 4 1,866 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Newton Abbot College
Old Exeter Road , TQ12 2NF 		3out of 4 2,197 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coombeshead Academy
Coombeshead Road , TQ12 1PT 		2out of 4 2,571 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glendinning Academy
Sandringham Road , TQ12 4HD 		- not rated 1,388 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
School for Inspiring Talents
College House , Ashburton Road TQ12 1NH 		- not rated 2,509 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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