St John and St Francis Church School is a primary school located in Bridgwater. 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 14/09/2017. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater

School Information

Address: Westonzoyland Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5BP
Website: www.stjohnstfrancisbwmat.org
Telephone: 01278456918
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jim McCall
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139338

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 404
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.5
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
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
St John and St Francis Church School
Westonzoyland Road , TA6 5BP 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Eastover Primary School
Wellington Road , TA6 5EX 		3out of 4 1,302 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hamp Nursery and Infants' School
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		3out of 4 2,083 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Somerset Bridge Primary School
Stockmoor Drive , TA6 6AH 		3out of 4 2,125 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Northgate Primary School
Northgate , TA6 3EU 		- not rated 2,169 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW 		3out of 4 1,984 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA 		- not rated 2,885 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater and Taunton College
Bath Road , TA6 4PZ 		- not rated 984 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgwater College Academy
Parkway , TA6 4QY 		3out of 4 916 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane , TA6 4GU 		3out of 4 1,964 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
The Cossington Centre , Main Road TA6 3RG 		3out of 4 2,408 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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