Motcombe CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Shaftesbury. 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 28/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Road, Shaftesbury

School Information

Address: Church Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 9NT
Website: http://www.motcombe.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01747852018
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Barge
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141798

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.2 to -1.7
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Motcombe CofE Primary School
Church Road , Motcombe SP7 9NT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Wincombe Lane , SP7 8PZ 		2out of 4 3,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Pheasant Way , Shaftesbury Road SP8 4LP 		3out of 4 3,117 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
St James's Street , SP7 8HQ 		3out of 4 3,143 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Port Regis Preparatory School
Motcombe Park , SP7 9QA 		- not rated 734 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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