Dersingham Primary School is a primary school located in King's Lynn. 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 16/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Admirals Drive, King's Lynn, PE31 6LR
Website: www.dersingham.norfolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01485540308
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gayle Platt
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138795

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 245
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.2
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Dersingham Primary School
Admirals Drive , Dersingham PE31 6LR 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy
School Road , West Newton PE31 6AX 		3out of 4 2,496 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Shernborne Road , Ingoldisthorpe PE31 6PE 		4out of 4 3,050 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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