Priorswood Primary School is a primary school located in Taunton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wedlands, Taunton

School Information

Address: Wedlands, Taunton, TA2 7AD
Website: www.priorswoodprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01823284897
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carly Ellis
Religious character:
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146747

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 162
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 71

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -6.1 to 0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -6 to -0.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -6.4 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priorswood Primary School
Wedlands , TA2 7AD 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church School
Grove Terrace , TA2 6HA 		3out of 4 531 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wellsprings Primary School
Crowcombe Road , TA2 7NF 		3out of 4 864 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lyngford Park Primary School
Bircham Road , TA2 8EX 		- not rated 1,219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
North Town Academy
Staplegrove Road , TA1 1DF 		3out of 4 1,240 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Taunton Academy
Cheddon Road , TA2 7QP 		2out of 4 1,315 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Castle School
Wellington Road , TA1 5AU 		4out of 4 1,903 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Fox's School
Bishop Fox Drive , TA1 3HQ 		3out of 4 2,677 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heathfield Community School
School Road , Monkton Heathfield TA2 8PD 		4out of 4 2,956 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Huish College
South Road , TA1 3DZ 		- not rated 2,439 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sky Academy
Pickeridge Close , TA2 7HW 		- not rated 591 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Park House School
277 , Cheddon Road TA2 7AX 		- not rated 903 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Selworthy Special School
Selworthy Road , TA2 8HD 		3out of 4 933 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Taunton School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AD 		- not rated 1,200 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Taunton Preparatory School
Staplegrove Road , TA2 6AE 		- not rated 1,200 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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