Powell's Church of England Primary School in Cirencester

Powell's Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Cirencester. 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 07/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are above 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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Gloucester Street, Cirencester

School Information

Address:	Gloucester Street, Cirencester, GL7 2DJ
Website:	http://www.powells.gloucs.sch.uk
Telephone:	01285653799
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Helen Cooper
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	115681

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	414
Number of Boys:	205
Number of Girls:	209

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	3.3%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Above Average: 5.3 Confidence interval 3.7 to 6.9

Writing

Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.2

Maths

Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	83%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	27%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	110
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	107
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Powell's Church of England Primary School Gloucester Street , GL7 2DJ	4out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cirencester Primary School Victoria Road , GL7 1EX	3out of 4	1,297 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Primary School Apsley Road , Chesterton GL7 1SS	1out of 4	1,621 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stratton Church of England Primary School Thessaly Road , Stratton GL7 2NG	4out of 4	1,732 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Watermoor Church of England Primary School Kingshill Lane , GL7 1SY	3out of 4	2,235 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cirencester Deer Park School Stroud Road , GL7 1XB	3out of 4	1,537 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cirencester Kingshill School Kingshill Lane , GL7 1HS	3out of 4	2,046 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cirencester College Fosse Way Campus , Stroud Road GL7 1XA	- not rated	1,418 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paternoster School Watermoor Road , GL7 1JR	1out of 4	1,072 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Agricultural University , GL7 6JS	- not rated	2,173 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Powell's Church of England Primary SchoolGloucester Street, Cirencester