Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery in Newbury

Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Newbury. 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 19/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Digby Road, Newbury

School Information

Address:	Digby Road, Newbury, RG14 1TS
Website:	http://www.robertsandilands.westberks.dbprimary.com
Telephone:	0163540318
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Elizabeth Bucknell
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	109861

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	270
Number of Pupils:	256
Number of Boys:	135
Number of Girls:	121

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	10.1%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 5.2

Writing

Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.2

Maths

Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.6 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	80%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	20%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	108
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	109
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub Victoria Park , Parkway RG14 1EH	4out of 4	1,211 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robert Sandilands Primary School and Nursery Digby Road , Speen RG14 1TS	3out of 4	0 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Speenhamland School Pelican Lane , RG14 1NU	2out of 4	708 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG	2out of 4	1,119 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winchcombe School Maple Crescent , Shaw RG14 1LN	3out of 4	1,193 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School Link Road , RG14 7LU	3out of 4	1,653 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity School Love Lane , Shaw RG14 2DU	3out of 4	1,443 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's School Andover Road , RG14 6JP	3out of 4	2,007 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Castle School Love Lane , Donnington RG14 2JG	4out of 4	1,079 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Icollege Alternative Provision 88 Newtown Road , RG14 7BT	3out of 4	2,009 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Engaging Potential Progress House , 79 Gaywood Drive RG14 2PR	- not rated	2,798 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryDigby Road, Newbury