Market Drayton Junior School is a primary school located in Market Drayton. 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 10/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Alexandra Road, Market Drayton

School Information

Address: Alexandra Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3HU
Website: www.marketdraytonjunior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01630652769
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Samantha Scott
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145788

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 357
Number of Boys: 185
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1.6
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3 to -0.6
Maths
Below Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Market Drayton Junior School
Alexandra Road , TF9 3HU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Market Drayton Infant & Nursery School
Longslow Road , TF9 3BA
3out of 4 539 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Longlands Primary School
Linden Way , Fairfields TF9 1QU
3out of 4 1,508 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Buntingsdale Primary School and Nursery
Buntingsdale Park , Tern Hill TF9 2HB
3out of 4 2,807 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grove School
Newcastle Road , TF9 1HF
2out of 4 1,475 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.