Preston Primary School is a primary school located in Torquay. 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 20/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Old Paignton Road, Torquay

School Information

Address: Old Paignton Road, Torquay, TQ2 6UY
Website: www.preston.torbay.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01803607075
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Scott Ord
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141237

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 331
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 173
Number of Girls: 154

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1 to 2.8
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Primary School
Old Paignton Road , Livermead TQ2 6UY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cockington Primary School
Cockington Primary School, Old Mill Road , TQ2 6AP 		3out of 4 1,807 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oldway Primary School
Higher Polsham Road , TQ3 2SY 		4out of 4 1,874 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Cecil Road , TQ3 2SH 		3out of 4 2,013 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
Queensway , Chelston TQ2 6DB 		2out of 4 2,522 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL 		4out of 4 2,681 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY 		4out of 4 2,796 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Brunel Academy
170b Torquay Road , TQ3 2AL 		- not rated 1,506 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Preston Bridge School
1 Lower Polsham Road , TQ3 2AF 		- not rated 1,828 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C
91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG 		- not rated 2,557 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
EF Academy Torbay
EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG 		- not rated 2,599 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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