Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy is a primary school located in Chippenham. 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 02/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dauntsey Road, Chippenham

School Information

Address: Dauntsey Road, Chippenham, SN15 5HS
Website: http://www.walterpowell.wilts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01249720797
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Thomas
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142292

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 90
Number of Pupils: 60
Number of Boys: 35
Number of Girls: 25

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 0% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to 5.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -8.5 to -0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -9.1 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy
Dauntsey Road , Great Somerford SN15 5HS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Seagry Church of England Primary School
Upper Seagry , SN15 5EX 		3out of 4 3,176 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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