Priestley Primary School is a primary school located in Calne. 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 29/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Prince Charles Drive, Calne, SN11 8TG
Website: www.priestley.wilts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01249812608
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Marsh-Ballard
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126254

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 290
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 5
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.6 to 5
Maths
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
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
Priestley Primary School
Prince Charles Drive , SN11 8TG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy
Quemerford , SN11 0AR
3out of 4 938 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Marden Vale CofE Academy
William Street , SN11 9BD
1out of 4 1,003 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School
Duncan Street , SN11 9BX
2out of 4 1,303 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fynamore Primary School
School Road , SN11 9UG
3out of 4 1,875 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsbury Green Academy
White Horse Way , SN11 8YH
2out of 4 984 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's School (Snr) and St Margaret's School (Prep)
63 Curzon Street , SN11 0DF
- not rated 1,144 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Springfields Academy
Curzon Street , SN11 0DS
2out of 4 1,539 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.