Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School is a primary school located in Stowmarket. 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 07/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: School Corner, Stowmarket, IP14 6PL
Website: www.sirroberthitcham.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01728860201
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Victoria Gascoyne-Cecil
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124774

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.6
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School
School Corner , Debenham IP14 6PL
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Debenham High School
Gracechurch Street , Debenham IP14 6BL
4out of 4 908 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.