Gurnard Primary School is a primary school located in Cowes. 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 24/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Baring Road, Cowes

School Information

Address: Baring Road, Cowes, PO31 8DS
Website: www.gurnardprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01983295713
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Isle of Wight
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Vanessa Hicks
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118160

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 408
Number of Boys: 216
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.3
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gurnard Primary School
Baring Road , PO31 8DS 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cowes Primary School
Edinburgh Close , PO31 8HF 		3out of 4 991 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lanesend Primary School
Love Lane , PO31 7ES 		3out of 4 1,408 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Northwood Primary School
Wyatts Lane , Northwood PO31 8PU 		3out of 4 2,904 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Millfield Avenue , PO32 6AS 		2out of 4 3,049 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Crossfield Avenue , PO31 8HB 		3out of 4 981 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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