Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy is a primary school located in Barnstaple. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Abbey Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU
Website: www.piltonbluecoat.devon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01271345952
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Thomas
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138315

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 264
Number of Pupils: 261
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 130

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.4
Maths
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Pilton Bluecoat Church of England Academy
Abbey Road , EX31 1JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Pilton Infants' School
Abbey Road , EX31 1JU 		4out of 4 112 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yeo Valley Primary School
Derby Road , EX32 7HB 		1out of 4 902 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
Bevan Road , EX32 8LJ 		2out of 4 1,335 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple
Chanters Hill , EX32 8DN 		3out of 4 1,441 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilton Community College
Chaddiford Lane , EX31 1RB 		2out of 4 388 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Park Community School
Park Lane , EX32 9AX 		2out of 4 2,389 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Petroc
Old Sticklepath Hill , EX31 2BQ 		- not rated 1,804 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pathfield School
Abbey Road , Pilton EX31 1JU 		3out of 4 88 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Lampard Community School
St John's Lane , EX32 9DD 		3out of 4 2,676 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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