Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Torrington. 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 16/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Borough Road, Torrington, EX38 7NU
Website: www.bluecoat-primary.org/
Telephone: 01805622333
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Angela Fleming
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113377

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 530
Number of Pupils: 515
Number of Boys: 263
Number of Girls: 252

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.3
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Borough Road , EX38 7NU
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Torrington School
Calvesford Road , EX38 7DJ
3out of 4 455 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.