Prettygate Junior School is a primary school located in Colchester. 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 08/10/2014. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Plume Avenue, Colchester

School Information

Address: Plume Avenue, Colchester, CO3 4PH
Website: http://www.prettygate-jun.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01206577608
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Millbourne
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114743

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 256
Number of Pupils: 257
Number of Boys: 123
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.7
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
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
Prettygate Junior School
Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Prettygate Infant School
Plume Avenue , CO3 4PH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Gosbecks Primary School
Owen Ward Close , Shrub End CO2 9DG
3out of 4 792 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Iceni Academy
Gloucester Avenue , Shrub End CO2 9AZ
3out of 4 1,043 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
Gloucester Avenue , Shrub End CO2 9AZ
3out of 4 1,043 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Philip Morant School and College
Rembrandt Way , CO3 4QS
1out of 4 517 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue , CO2 9DB
- not rated 705 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic College
Norman Way , CO3 3US
3out of 4 1,032 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way , CO3 3US
4out of 4 1,032 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Lexden Road , CO3 3ND
4out of 4 1,801 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colchester Institute
Sheepen Road , CO3 3LL
- not rated 2,450 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sixth Form College Colchester
North Hill , CO1 1SN
- not rated 2,575 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's School for Girls
91 Lexden Road , CO3 3RB
- not rated 1,487 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Kingswode Hoe School
Sussex Road , CO3 3QJ
3out of 4 1,792 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxford House School
2 Lexden Road , CO3 3NE
- not rated 1,890 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Colchester High School
Wellesley Road , CO3 3HD
- not rated 2,007 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Lexden Springs School
Winstree Road , CO3 0PZ
3out of 4 2,037 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.