Paxcroft Primary School is a primary school located in Trowbridge. 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 30/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is 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: Ashton Street, Trowbridge, BA14 7EB
Website: www.paxcroft.wilts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01225762244
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr J Farrell
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126483

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 311
Number of Boys: 166
Number of Girls: 145

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.3
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Paxcroft Primary School
Ashton Street , BA14 7EB 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
Windermere Road , BA14 8TE 		3out of 4 757 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mead Community Primary School
Hackett Place , Hilperton BA14 7GN 		4out of 4 1,082 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Mead School
Mascroft Road , Hilperton BA14 6GD 		3out of 4 1,220 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Longmeadow
Broadcloth Lane , BA14 7HE 		2out of 4 1,402 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine's Catholic College
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EN 		4out of 4 2,093 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The John of Gaunt School
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EH 		3out of 4 2,129 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Clarendon Academy
Frome Road , BA14 0DJ 		3out of 4 2,258 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Emmaus School
School Lane , Staverton BA14 6NZ 		- not rated 2,721 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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