Puriton Primary School is a primary school located in Bridgwater. 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 27/06/2013. 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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Rowlands Rise, Bridgwater

School Information

Address: Rowlands Rise, Bridgwater, TA7 8BT
Website: www.puritonprimaryschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01278683630
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Samantha Travis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144436

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Puriton Primary School
Rowlands Rise , Puriton TA7 8BT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woolavington Village Primary School
Higher Road , Woolavington TA7 8EA 		2out of 4 2,649 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Willowdown Primary School
Kings Drive , TA6 4FU 		2out of 4 2,973 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Primary School
Bawdrip , TA7 8PY 		3out of 4 3,032 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Pawlett Primary School Academy
Gaunts Road , Pawlett TA6 4SB 		1out of 4 3,153 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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