Shaftesbury School is a secondary school located in Shaftesbury. 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 17/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury

School Information

Address: Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Website: http://www.shaftesburyschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01747854498
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Donna London-Hill
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140898

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1283
Number of Pupils: 949
Number of Boys: 458
Number of Girls: 491

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.23 Confidence interval -0.44 to -0.02
Of the 164 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 144 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:63%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
St James's Street , SP7 8HQ 		3out of 4 1,034 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Wincombe Lane , SP7 8PZ 		2out of 4 1,141 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shaftesbury School
Salisbury Road , SP7 8ER 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Port Regis Preparatory School
Motcombe Park , SP7 9QA 		- not rated 2,993 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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