Instow Community Primary and Pre-School is a primary school located in Bideford. 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 16/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths 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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Rectory Lane, Bideford

School Information

Address: Rectory Lane, Bideford, EX39 4LU
Website: http://www.instowcps.co.uk/
Telephone: 01271860545
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heidi Knight
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113156

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 142
Number of Boys: 80
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.5 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.9
Maths
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.8

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:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Rectory Lane , Instow EX39 4LU 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Appledore School
Richmond Road , Appledore EX39 1PF 		3out of 4 2,465 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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