Preston CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Yeovil. 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 01/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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The Toose, Yeovil

School Information

Address: The Toose, Yeovil, BA21 3SN
Website: www.prestoncofeprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01935474538
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Hodgson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140305

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 438
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.5 to 5.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:95%
England Average:65%

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

School:35%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston CofE Primary School
The Toose , Abbey Manor Park BA21 3SN 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingfisher Primary School
Kingfisher Drive , Houndstone BA22 8FJ 		4out of 4 1,312 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oaklands Primary School
Preston Grove , BA20 2DU 		3out of 4 1,652 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Huish Primary School
Carisbrooke Gardens , BA20 1AY 		4out of 4 2,109 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church School
Lime Tree Avenue , BA20 2PW 		4out of 4 2,117 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston School Academy
Monks Dale , BA21 3JD 		2out of 4 788 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westfield Academy
Stiby Road , BA21 3EP 		3out of 4 1,162 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yeovil College
Mudford Road , BA21 4DR 		- not rated 2,179 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Lufton College
Lufton , BA22 8ST 		- not rated 1,509 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Somerset Partnership School
Dampier Street , BA21 4EN 		3out of 4 3,043 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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