Sharpness Primary School is a primary school located in Berkeley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: New Town, Berkeley, GL13 9NU
Website: www.sharpnessprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01453811220
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Helen Buckingham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115526

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 101
Number of Boys: 52
Number of Girls: 49

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.4 to 6.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Sharpness Primary School
New Town , GL13 9NU
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Berkeley Primary School
Marybrook Street , GL13 9AZ
3out of 4 2,575 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
OneSchoolGlobal Bristol Campus
Station Road , Wanswell GL13 9RS
- not rated 929 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.