Larkspur Academy is a primary school located in Ware. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2017. 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 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Tower Road, Ware

School Information

Address: Tower Road, Ware, SG12 7LP
Website: https://larkspurprimary.org/
Telephone: 01920411000
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kerry McEwan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146359

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 120
Number of Boys: 78
Number of Girls: 42

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -5.4 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -3.5 to 2.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.9 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larkspur Academy
Tower Road , SG12 7LP 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Junior School
Heath Drive , SG12 0RL 		3out of 4 689 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Priors Wood Primary School
Cozens Road , SG12 7HZ 		3out of 4 703 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingshill Infant School
Heath Drive , SG12 0RL 		4out of 4 777 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, Ware
New Road , SG12 7BT 		3out of 4 810 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Chauncy School
Park Road , SG12 0DP 		4out of 4 1,715 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Presdales School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9NX 		4out of 4 1,864 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hertford Regional College
Scotts Road , SG12 9JF 		- not rated 1,433 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pinewood School
Hoe Lane , SG12 9PB 		2out of 4 2,235 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Middleton School
Walnut Tree Walk , SG12 9PD 		4out of 4 2,289 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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