Edwinstree Church of England Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Buntingford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 18/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Norfolk Road, Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Website: http://www.edwinstree.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01763271446
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs J Gant
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117554

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 477
Number of Boys: 270
Number of Girls: 207

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.6
Writing
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -4.7 to -2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Millfield First and Nursery School
Monks Walk , SG9 9DT
4out of 4 606 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Layston Church of England First School
The Causeway , SG9 9EU
4out of 4 725 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Freman College
Bowling Green Lane , SG9 9BT
3out of 4 417 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Norfolk Road , SG9 9AW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.