East Wichel Primary School & Nursery is a primary school located in Swindon. 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 01/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Staldon Road, Swindon

School Information

Address: Staldon Road, Swindon, SN1 7AG
Website: www.eastwichel.swindon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01793695134
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Paula Phillips
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136068

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 220
Number of Girls: 194

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.6 to -3.1
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
Staldon Road , East Wichel SN1 7AG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Croft Primary School
Marlborough Lane , SN3 1RA
4out of 4 1,282 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lethbridge Primary School
Lethbridge Road , SN1 4BY
3out of 4 1,307 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wroughton Junior School
Inverary Road , Wroughton SN4 9DL
3out of 4 1,350 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kingfisher CE Academy
Peglars Way , SN1 7DA
- not rated 1,353 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Commonweal School
The Mall , Old Town SN1 4JE
3out of 4 842 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deanery CE Academy
Peglars Way , Wichelstowe SN1 7DA
- not rated 1,364 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Inverary Road , Wroughton SN4 9DJ
3out of 4 1,633 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street , SN1 5ET
1out of 4 2,306 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER
2out of 4 2,675 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Swindon
New College Drive , SN3 1AH
- not rated 3,179 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.