Rydon Primary School is a primary school located in Newton Abbot. 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 31/05/2012. 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 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rydon Road, Newton Abbot

School Information

Address: Rydon Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3LP
Website: http://www.rydonprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01626356420
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Willcocks
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137528

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 424
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 219

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rydon Primary School
Rydon Road , Kingsteignton TQ12 3LP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kingsteignton School
Heron Way , TQ12 3QY 		3out of 4 907 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Church Street , Kingsteignton TQ12 3BQ 		2out of 4 950 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Osborne Street , TQ12 2DJ 		3out of 4 2,712 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School
Queen Street , TQ12 2AU 		3out of 4 2,928 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Teign School
Chudleigh Road , Kingsteignton TQ12 3JG 		2out of 4 787 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Devon UTC
Kingsteignton Road , TQ12 2QA 		2out of 4 2,630 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Newton Abbot College
Old Exeter Road , TQ12 2NF 		3out of 4 2,983 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Coombeshead Academy
Coombeshead Road , TQ12 1PT 		2out of 4 3,076 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glendinning Academy
Sandringham Road , TQ12 4HD 		- not rated 2,958 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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