St Mary's Bluecoat CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school located in Bridgnorth. 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 07/12/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lodge Lane, Bridgnorth, WV15 5EQ
Website: www.stmarysbc.co.uk
Telephone: 01746763455
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Shropshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Gaskin
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123536

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 294
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 123
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 5.4 Confidence interval 3.3 to 7.6
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Bluecoat CofE (VA) Primary School
Lodge Lane , The Grove WV15 5EQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School
Innage Gardens , WV16 4HW
3out of 4 1,355 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Innage Lane , WV16 4HL
3out of 4 1,423 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castlefields Primary School
Castlefields , WV16 5DQ
3out of 4 1,824 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Northgate , WV16 4ER
3out of 4 1,058 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oldbury Wells School
Oldbury Wells , WV16 5JD
3out of 4 1,519 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.