Eastover Primary School is a primary school located in Bridgwater. 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 22/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wellington Road, Bridgwater

School Information

Address: Wellington Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5EX
Website: https://www.eastoverschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01278422693
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Nicola Darby
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123679

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.3
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.4
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Eastover Primary School
Wellington Road , TA6 5EX 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Northgate Primary School
Northgate , TA6 3EU 		- not rated 955 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
St John and St Francis Church School
Westonzoyland Road , TA6 5BP 		2out of 4 1,302 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Westover Green , TA6 7HB 		3out of 4 1,585 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		3out of 4 1,663 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW 		3out of 4 1,514 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA 		- not rated 1,601 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haygrove School
Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW 		3out of 4 2,422 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road , TA6 4PZ 		- not rated 465 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway , TA6 4QY 		3out of 4 920 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane , TA6 4GU 		3out of 4 1,533 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
The Cossington Centre , Main Road TA6 3RG 		3out of 4 1,540 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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