Potters Gate CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Farnham. 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 12/05/2016. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Potters Gate, Farnham, GU9 7BB
Website: www.potters-gate.surrey.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01252715619
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jayne Venables
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145278

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 459
Number of Boys: 240
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.6
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.8

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:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Potters Gate CofE Primary School
Potters Gate , GU9 7BB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
Upper Church Lane , GU9 7PW
3out of 4 429 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highfield South Farnham School
Weydon Lane , GU9 8QH
4out of 4 910 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
Waverley Lane , GU9 8BQ
4out of 4 1,404 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Farnham School
Menin Way , GU9 8DY
4out of 4 1,703 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weydon School
Weydon Lane , GU9 8UG
4out of 4 1,530 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Farnham Heath End
Hale Reeds , GU9 9BN
2out of 4 2,826 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University for the Creative Arts
Falkner Road , GU9 7DS
- not rated 363 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Abbey School
Menin Way , GU9 8DY
4out of 4 1,752 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway School
14 Frensham Road , GU9 8HB
4out of 4 1,758 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.