Forres Primary School is a primary school located in Hoddesdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon

School Information

Address: Stanstead Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0RW
Website: www.forresprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01992467821
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gavin Douglas
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117284

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 354
Number of Boys: 167
Number of Girls: 187

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rye Park Nursery School
Walton Road , EN11 0LN 		4out of 4 552 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forres Primary School
Stanstead Road , EN11 0RW 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Cranbourne Primary School
Bridleway North , EN11 9PP 		3out of 4 514 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Roselands Primary School
High Wood Road , EN11 9AR 		3out of 4 935 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
Haslewood Avenue , EN11 8HT 		3out of 4 1,221 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Westfield Community Primary School
Westfield Road , EN11 8RA 		3out of 4 1,287 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The John Warner School
Stanstead Road , EN11 0QF 		2out of 4 498 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Robert Barclay Academy
Cock Lane , EN11 8JY 		2out of 4 2,321 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rivers Education Support Centre
Old Essex Road , EN11 0AA 		3out of 4 902 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School
Hailey Hall School
Hailey Lane , SG13 7PB 		2out of 4 1,017 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Amwell View School
Station Road , Stanstead Abbotts SG12 8EH 		4out of 4 1,754 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Haileybury and Imperial Service College
, SG13 7NU 		- not rated 2,235 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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