Hamp Academy is a primary school located in Bridgwater. 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 05/12/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rhode Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 6JB
Website: www.hampacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01278424600
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Hitchings
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139717

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 242
Number of Pupils: 347
Number of Boys: 178
Number of Girls: 169

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -4.2 Confidence interval -5.6 to -2.9
Writing
N/A: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.5 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamp Academy
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		3out of 4 151 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Westover Green , TA6 7HB 		3out of 4 1,031 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Somerset Bridge Primary School
Stockmoor Drive , TA6 6AH 		3out of 4 1,102 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Park Avenue , TA6 7EE 		2out of 4 1,305 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW 		3out of 4 284 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Haygrove School
Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW 		3out of 4 1,319 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA 		- not rated 2,642 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road , TA6 4PZ 		- not rated 2,122 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway , TA6 4QY 		3out of 4 2,535 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane , TA6 4GU 		3out of 4 281 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
The Cossington Centre , Main Road TA6 3RG 		3out of 4 756 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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