Preston Hedges Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. 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 27/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wootton Hope Drive, Northampton, NN4 6BU
Website: http://www.prestonhedges.northants.sch.uk
Telephone: 01604665860
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Tracey Coles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139039

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 419
Number of Boys: 218
Number of Girls: 201

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:85%
England Average:65%

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

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gloucester Nursery School
Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH 		4out of 4 2,979 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Hedges Primary School
Wootton Hope Drive , Wootton Fields NN4 6BU 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wootton Primary School
Farmclose Road , Wootton NN4 6HJ 		3out of 4 527 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hardingstone Academy
Martins Lane , Hardingstone NN4 6DJ 		3out of 4 906 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Woodland View Primary School
School Lane , Grange Park NN4 5FZ 		4out of 4 1,749 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
East Hunsbury Primary School
Penvale Road , NN4 0QW 		3out of 4 2,030 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeyfield School
Mereway , NN4 8BU 		3out of 4 2,488 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caroline Chisholm School
Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP 		2out of 4 627 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wootton Park School
Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA 		4out of 4 1,792 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton High School
Newport Pagnell Road , Hardingstone NN4 6UU 		- not rated 971 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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