Downton CofE VA Primary School is a primary school located in Salisbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2013. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Gravel Close, Salisbury

School Information

Address: Gravel Close, Salisbury, SP5 3LZ
Website: http://www.downton-pri.wilts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01725510556
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Paula Carlton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126475

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 262
Number of Boys: 135
Number of Girls: 127

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.4 to 4.2
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downton CofE VA Primary School
Gravel Close , Downton SP5 3LZ 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School
Morgans Vale Road , Redlynch SP5 2HU 		3out of 4 2,680 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Breamore Road , Downton SP5 3HN 		3out of 4 433 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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