Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Beaminster. 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 09/02/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Fairoak Way, Beaminster

School Information

Address: Fairoak Way, Beaminster, DT8 3JQ
Website: http://www.mosterton.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01308868492
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Smith
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113807

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 137
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 6
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.4 to 4.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 0.9 to 6.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parrett and Axe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fairoak Way , Mosterton DT8 3JQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Drimpton Road , Broadwindsor DT8 3QL 		3out of 4 3,150 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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