Northbourne Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Didcot. 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 24/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cockcroft Road, Didcot, OX11 8LJ
Website: www.northbourne.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01235817744
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Shaughnessy
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144688

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 340
Number of Boys: 173
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.9
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.9
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 1,455 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road , OX11 8BA 		3out of 4 704 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School
Main Road , East Hagbourne OX11 9LR 		3out of 4 949 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB 		2out of 4 1,195 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Aureus Primary School
Clover Fields , Great Western Park OX11 6GS 		- not rated 1,265 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Didcot Primary Academy
Chestnut Drive , Great Western Park OX11 6DP 		4out of 4 1,791 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Birinus School
Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ 		3out of 4 613 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Didcot Girls' School
Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ 		4out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
UTC Oxfordshire
Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ 		3out of 4 1,911 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Aureus School
Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF 		- not rated 1,954 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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