St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Purton is a primary school located in Swindon. 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 03/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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College Road, Swindon

School Information

Address: College Road, Swindon, SN5 4AR
Website: www.st-marys-purton.wilts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01793770239
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Naomi Clarke
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 126350

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 367
Number of Boys: 201
Number of Girls: 166

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.3
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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 Church of England Primary School, Purton
College Road , Purton SN5 4AR 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School
The Butts , Lydiard Millicent SN5 3LR 		3out of 4 1,753 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy
The Buffer , Purton SN5 4GT 		3out of 4 2,399 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Peatmoor Community Primary School
Pepperbox Hill , Peatmoor SN5 5DP 		3out of 4 2,677 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brook Field Primary School
Cartwright Drive , Shaw SN5 5SB 		- not rated 3,028 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradon Forest School
The Peak , Purton SN5 4AT 		3out of 4 270 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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