Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Sherborne. 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 05/03/2015. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lenthay Road, Sherborne

School Information

Address: Lenthay Road, Sherborne, DT9 6AQ
Website: http://www.sherborneabbey.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01935812318
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ann-Marie Kampf
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144414

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 167
Number of Girls: 179

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.3
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.3
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School
Lenthay Road , DT9 6AQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sherborne Primary School
Harbour Way , DT9 4AJ
3out of 4 2,321 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gryphon School
Bristol Road , DT9 4EQ
3out of 4 2,639 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherborne School for Girls
Bradford Road , DT9 3QN
- not rated 1,086 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Sherborne Preparatory School
39 Acreman Street , Sherborne DT9 3NY
- not rated 1,268 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Sherborne School
Abbey Road , DT9 3LF
- not rated 1,367 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Sherborne International
Newell Grange , DT9 4EZ
- not rated 1,595 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Harbour Vale School
Simons Road , DT9 4DN
- not rated 2,178 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.