Falkland Primary School is a primary school located in Newbury. 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 08/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Andover Road, Newbury

School Information

Address: Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6NU
Website: www.falklandprimaryschool.org
Telephone: 0163544949
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Linda Wood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109871

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 423
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 201

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.1
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Falkland Primary School
Andover Road , RG14 6NU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
John Rankin Infant and Nursery School
Garford Crescent , RG14 6EX 		3out of 4 1,132 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
John Rankin Junior School
Henshaw Crescent , RG14 6ES 		3out of 4 1,238 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Highwood Copse Primary School
Monks Lane , RG14 7RH 		- not rated 1,698 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
St John the Evangelist C.E. Nursery and Infant Sch
Old Newton Road , RG14 7DE 		3out of 4 2,037 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park House School
Andover Road , RG14 6NQ 		3out of 4 297 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road , RG14 6JP 		3out of 4 1,854 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbury College
Monks Lane , RG14 7TD 		- not rated 1,668 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horris Hill School
Newtown , RG20 9DJ 		- not rated 1,945 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Gabriel's School
St Gabriel's , Sandleford Priory RG20 9BD 		- not rated 2,137 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Icollege Alternative Provision
88 Newtown Road , RG14 7BT 		3out of 4 2,268 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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