Elmswell Community Primary School is a primary school located in Bury St Edmunds. 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 16/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oxer Close, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Oxer Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9UE
Website: http://www.elmswell.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01359240261
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Ash
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124534

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 300
Number of Boys: 148
Number of Girls: 152

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.1
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.2
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Elmswell Community Primary School
Oxer Close , Elmswell IP30 9UE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woolpit Primary Academy
Heath Road , Woolpit IP30 9RU 		2out of 4 2,278 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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