Portesham Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Weymouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Winters Close, Weymouth

School Information

Address: Winters Close, Weymouth, DT3 4HP
Website: http://www.portesham.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01305871283
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vicky Prior
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113833

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 79
Number of Boys: 41
Number of Girls: 38

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 4.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 5 Confidence interval 2.3 to 7.7
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3.1 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portesham Church of England Primary School
Winters Close , Portesham DT3 4HP 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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