Goosewell Primary Academy is a primary school located in Plymouth. 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 11/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Goosewell Road, Plymouth, PL9 9HD
Website:
Telephone: 01752482960
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Gentile
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143826

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 490
Number of Boys: 249
Number of Girls: 241

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.1
Writing
N/A: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goosewell Primary Academy
Goosewell Road , Plymstock PL9 9HD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Morley Meadow Primary School
Shortwood Crescent , Plymstock PL9 8TQ 		3out of 4 1,041 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Pomphlett Primary School
Howard Road , Plymstock PL9 7ES 		3out of 4 1,445 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Elburton Primary School
Haye Road South , Elburton PL9 8HJ 		4out of 4 1,489 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oreston Community Academy
Oreston Road , Plymstock PL9 7JY 		3out of 4 1,920 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coombe Dean School
Charnhill Way , Elburton PL9 8ES 		2out of 4 457 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Plymstock School
Church Road , Plymstock PL9 9AZ 		3out of 4 897 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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