Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is a primary school located in Abingdon. 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 02/04/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Morland Road, Abingdon

School Information

Address: Morland Road, Abingdon, OX13 6PY
Website: http://www.marcham.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01865391448
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Viv Hutchinson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123155

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 172
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to 1.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.7 to -1.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Marcham Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School
Morland Road , Marcham OX13 6PY 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Drayton Community Primary School
Hilliat Fields , Drayton OX14 4JF 		3out of 4 3,176 yd Community school - Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF 		3out of 4 3,089 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cothill House
Cothill , Abingdon OX13 6JL 		- not rated 2,990 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN 		- not rated 3,149 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Unicorn School
20 Marcham Road , OX14 1AA 		- not rated 3,221 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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