Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Bury St Edmunds. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/01/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Aylmer Close, Bury St Edmunds

School Information

Address: Aylmer Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RT
Website: http://www.risbyprimary.com
Telephone: 01284810367
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Soo Miller
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124712

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 198
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -7.4 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -4 to 2.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.3 Confidence interval -8.6 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Aylmer Close , Risby IP28 6RT
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brookes UK
Flempton Road , Risby IP28 6QJ
- not rated 441 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.