Holway Park Community Primary School is a primary school located in Taunton. 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 17/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Shakespeare Avenue, Taunton

School Information

Address: Shakespeare Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2JA
Website: www.holwaypark.somerset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01823252126
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Brewer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123739

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 434
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 190
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.1
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:49%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Holway Park Community Primary School
Shakespeare Avenue , TA1 2JA
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blackbrook Primary School
Ashbourne Crescent , TA1 2RA
3out of 4 561 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Minerva Primary School
Outer Circle , TA1 2BU
1out of 4 1,048 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
South Street , TA1 3AF
1out of 4 1,094 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St James Church School
Cranmer Road , TA1 1XU
3out of 4 1,296 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive , TA1 3HQ
3out of 4 1,106 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Castle School
Wellington Road , TA1 5AU
4out of 4 2,944 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heathfield Community School
School Road , Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD
4out of 4 3,274 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Huish College
South Road , TA1 3DZ
- not rated 940 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Byron Road , TA1 2JD
3out of 4 265 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's College Taunton
South Road , TA1 3LA
- not rated 1,169 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Silver Bridge School
54 Silver Street , Taunton TA1 3DL
- not rated 1,194 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close , TA2 7HW
- not rated 2,468 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Queen's College
Trull Road , TA1 4QS
- not rated 2,919 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.