Goddard Park Community Primary School in Swindon

Goddard Park Community Primary School is a primary school located in Swindon. 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 21/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Welcombe Avenue, Swindon

School Information

Address:	Welcombe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2QN
Website:	http://www.goddardpark.co.uk
Telephone:	01793342342
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Swindon
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Mike Welsh
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	136293

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	672
Number of Pupils:	584
Number of Boys:	300
Number of Girls:	284

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.4%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.1%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Above Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0

Writing

Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.1

Maths

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	55%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	5%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	102
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
Goddard Park Community Primary School Welcombe Avenue , Park North SN3 2QN	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Marlowe Avenue , SN3 2PT	3out of 4	476 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
OakTree Nursery and Primary School Priory Road , Park South SN3 2HA	3out of 4	792 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eldene Nursery and Primary School Colingsmead , Eldene SN3 3TQ	2out of 4	922 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nythe Primary School Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RR	- not rated	945 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Dorcan Academy St Paul's Drive , Covingham SN3 5DA	2out of 4	1,263 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lawn Manor Academy Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER	2out of 4	1,287 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR	3out of 4	1,452 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New College Swindon New College Drive , SN3 1AH	- not rated	827 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nyland School Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD	3out of 4	906 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horizons College Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN	- not rated	1,801 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Chalet School Liden Drive , Liden SN3 6EX	2out of 4	1,895 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crowdys Hill School Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ	3out of 4	3,263 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Goddard Park Community Primary SchoolWelcombe Avenue, Swindon