Old Priory Junior Academy is a primary school located in Plymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ridgeway, Plymouth, PL7 1QN
Website: www.oldpriory.com/
Telephone: 01752338199
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Suzie Ottewell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137876

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 114

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.4 Confidence interval -6.7 to -4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -4.7 to -2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Old Priory Junior Academy
Ridgeway , Plympton PL7 1QN 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Plympton St Mary's CofE Infant School
8 Market Road , Plympton PL7 1QW 		2out of 4 250 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Boringdon Primary School
Courtland Crescent , Plympton PL7 4HJ 		4out of 4 856 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Plympton St Maurice Primary School
Plympton Hill , Plympton PL7 1UB 		3out of 4 1,294 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodford Primary School
Litchaton Way , Plympton PL7 4RR 		3out of 4 1,514 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Plympton Academy
Moorland Road , Plympton PL7 2RS 		3out of 4 460 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hele's School
Seymour Road , Plympton PL7 4LT 		3out of 4 828 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longcause Community Special School
Longcause , Plympton St Maurice PL7 1JB 		3out of 4 1,068 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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