Shaw CE Primary School is a primary school located in Melksham. 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 26/04/2017. 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 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Corsham Road, Melksham, SN12 8EQ
Website: www.shawprimary.com
Telephone: 01225702544
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon White
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146345

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.1
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Shaw CE Primary School
Corsham Road , Shaw SN12 8EQ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
River Mead School
Lowbourne , SN12 7ED
3out of 4 2,609 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Manor CofE VC Primary School
Ruskin Avenue , SN12 7NG
1out of 4 2,851 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
The Street , Broughton Gifford SN12 8PR
2out of 4 2,930 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Churchfields, the Village School
Bradford Road , Atworth SN12 8HY
3out of 4 3,045 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.