Ladygrove Park Primary School is a primary school located in Didcot. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Avon Way, Didcot, OX11 7GB
Website: http://www.ladygrove-park.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01235519235
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Andrew Markham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139750

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 409
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.4
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.8
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lydalls Nursery School
Lydalls Road , OX11 7HX
4out of 4 734 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ladygrove Park Primary School
Avon Way , OX11 7GB
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England (Aided) Primary School
Tamar Way , OX11 7QH
3out of 4 1,065 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB
2out of 4 1,214 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road , OX11 8BA
3out of 4 1,626 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stephen Freeman Community Primary School
Freeman Road , OX11 7BZ
3out of 4 1,677 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ
4out of 4 1,382 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Birinus School
Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ
3out of 4 1,739 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Aureus School
Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF
- not rated 2,621 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
UTC Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ
3out of 4 2,739 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.