St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school located in Ventnor. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 14/01/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Newport Road, Ventnor, PO38 1BQ
Website: http://www.stfrancisventnoracademy.org
Telephone: 01983857449
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Isle of Wight
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alex Augustus
Religious character: Church of England/Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143541

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.1
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
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
St Francis Catholic and Church of England Primary Academy
Newport Road , PO38 1BQ
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wroxall Primary School
Castle Road , Wroxall PO38 3DP
2out of 4 2,020 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Island Free School
Newport Road , PO38 1BG
3out of 4 173 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's School
Grove Road , PO38 1TT
3out of 4 1,112 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.