Preston Primary School is a primary school located in Hitchin. 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 29/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Back Lane, Hitchin

School Information

Address: Back Lane, Hitchin, SG4 7UJ
Website: http://www.prestonjmi.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01462451734
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jacomina Luitingh
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117403

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 82
Number of Boys: 43
Number of Girls: 39

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to 2
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -8.4 to -2.8
Maths
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.8 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Primary School
Back Lane , Preston SG4 7UJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Princess Helena College
School Lane , Preston SG4 7RT 		- not rated 470 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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