Oreston Community 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/05/2011. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oreston Road, Plymouth

School Information

Address: Oreston Road, Plymouth, PL9 7JY
Website: www.orestonacademy.com
Telephone: 01752402050
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Esther Best
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136380

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 461
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 234

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
Oreston Community Academy
Oreston Road , Plymstock PL9 7JY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hooe Primary Academy
Hooe Road , Hooe PL9 9RG 		3out of 4 1,139 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Pomphlett Primary School
Howard Road , Plymstock PL9 7ES 		3out of 4 1,204 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Prince Rock Primary School
Embankment Road , PL4 9JF 		4out of 4 1,398 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goosewell Primary Academy
Goosewell Road , Plymstock PL9 9HD 		2out of 4 1,920 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Plymstock School
Church Road , Plymstock PL9 9AZ 		3out of 4 1,429 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coombe Dean School
Charnhill Way , Elburton PL9 8ES 		2out of 4 2,367 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Bernice Terrace , Lipson PL4 7PG 		2out of 4 2,594 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Plymouth High School for Girls
St Lawrence Road , PL4 6HT 		- not rated 3,125 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ACE Schools Plymouth
Martins Gate , Bretonside PL4 0AT 		3out of 4 2,526 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Plymouth College of Art
Tavistock Place , PL4 8AT 		- not rated 2,800 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus , PL4 8AA 		- not rated 2,979 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fletewood School at Derry Villas
88 North Road East , PL4 6AN 		- not rated 3,235 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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