Penny Acres Primary School is a primary school located in Dronfield. 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 22/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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The Common, Dronfield

School Information

Address: The Common, Dronfield, S18 7WP
Website: www.pennyacres.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01142890330
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Ratcliffe(Executive)
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112565

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 50
Number of Pupils: 56
Number of Boys: 27
Number of Girls: 29

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 0% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 8 Confidence interval 3 to 12.9
Writing
Average: 4.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 8.7
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -5 to 3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:100%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:112
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penny Acres Primary School
The Common , Holmesfield S18 7WP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
William Levick Primary School
Smithy Croft , Dronfield Woodhouse S18 8YB 		3out of 4 2,262 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
Pentland Road , Dronfield Woodhouse S18 8ZQ 		3out of 4 2,435 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Totley Primary School
Sunnyvale Road , S17 4FB 		4out of 4 2,547 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery
Balmoral Crescent , Dronfield Woodhouse S18 8ZY 		3out of 4 2,618 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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