Gobowen Primary School is a primary school located in Oswestry. 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 30/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Lane, Oswestry

School Information

Address: School Lane, Oswestry, SY11 3LD
Website: www.gobowenschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01691661343
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ronan Walsh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123366

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 193
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4.5 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.9 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Gobowen Primary School
School Lane , Gobowen SY11 3LD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Weston Rhyn Primary School
Old Chirk Road , Weston Rhyn SY10 7SR 		3out of 4 2,549 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Moors Bank , St Martins SY10 7BD 		2out of 4 2,769 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derwen College
Whittington Road , Gobowen SY11 3JA 		- not rated 1,504 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moreton Hall School
Weston Rhyn , SY11 3EW 		- not rated 1,968 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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