Donisthorpe Primary School is a primary school located in Swadlincote. 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 22/02/2013. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ashby Road, Swadlincote

School Information

Address: Ashby Road, Swadlincote, DE12 7QF
Website: www.donisthorpeprimary.org
Telephone: 01530270371
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sylvie Newman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119944

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
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
Donisthorpe Primary School
Ashby Road , Donisthorpe DE12 7QF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oakthorpe Primary School
School Street , Oakthorpe DE12 7RE 		3out of 4 1,282 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Measham Church of England Primary School
Bosworth Road , Measham DE12 7LG 		3out of 4 2,718 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
Bosworth Road , Measham DE12 7LQ 		3out of 4 2,864 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moira Primary School
Blackfordby Lane , Moira DE12 6EX 		3out of 4 2,948 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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