Homelands Primary School is a primary school located in Torquay. 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 25/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westhill Road, Torquay

School Information

Address: Westhill Road, Torquay, TQ1 4NT
Website: www.homelands.torbay.sch.uk
Telephone: 01803328264
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Urquhart
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113231

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 231
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -7.1 to -2.7
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4 to 0.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.4 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
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
Homelands Primary School
Westhill Road , TQ1 4NT
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Academy
Barewell Road , TQ1 4PA
3out of 4 207 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
St Catherine's Road , St Marychurch TQ1 4NZ
2out of 4 342 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Hartop Road , St Marychurch TQ1 4QH
3out of 4 679 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Upton St James CofE Primary School
St James Road , Upton TQ1 4AZ
3out of 4 841 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road , TQ1 4RN
3out of 4 572 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Spires College
Westlands Lane , TQ1 3PE
3out of 4 673 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Torquay Academy
Cricketfield Road , TQ2 7NU
3out of 4 1,089 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY
4out of 4 1,998 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL
4out of 4 2,288 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey School
Hampton Court , Fore Street TQ1 4PR
- not rated 530 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
EF Academy Torbay
EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG
- not rated 1,494 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C
91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG
- not rated 1,541 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Burton Academy
South Parks Road , TQ2 8JE
- not rated 1,635 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane , Watcombe TQ2 8NL
3out of 4 1,742 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.