Holywell Church of England School is a primary school located in Barnstaple. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Tawstock, Barnstaple

School Information

Address: Tawstock, Barnstaple, EX31 3HZ
Website: www.holywell.devon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01271345908
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Denham
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145767

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 108
Number of Pupils: 102
Number of Boys: 48
Number of Girls: 54

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 5.4
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -2.2 to 5.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -8.7 to -1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holywell Church of England School
Tawstock , EX31 3HZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishops Tawton Primary School
School Lane , Bishops Tawton EX32 0AE 		3out of 4 1,552 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Sticklepath Community Primary Academy
Woodville Estate , EX31 2HH 		3out of 4 3,121 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Roundswell Community Primary Academy
Roundswell School, Claypits Road , Roundswell EX31 3WJ 		- not rated 3,126 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Newport Community School Primary Academy
Landkey Road , Newport EX32 9BW 		4out of 4 3,198 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Park Community School
Park Lane , EX32 9AX 		2out of 4 2,753 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Petroc
Old Sticklepath Hill , EX31 2BQ 		- not rated 2,814 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Shoreline Academy
Fishleigh Road , EX31 3UD 		1out of 4 2,660 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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