St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Bideford. 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 20/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chanters Road, Bideford

School Information

Address: Chanters Road, Bideford, EX39 2QN
Website: http://www.stmarysce.co.uk
Telephone: 01237477288
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Naomi Tottle
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113385

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 222
Number of Girls: 194

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -6.1 to -3.2
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Chanters Road , EX39 2QN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
West Croft School
Coronation Road , EX39 3DE
2out of 4 1,607 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
East-the-Water Community Primary School
Mines Road , EX39 4BZ
3out of 4 1,757 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England (Aided) Junior School
Seaview Road , Morwenna Park EX39 1EL
3out of 4 2,211 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St George's Church of England (VA) Infant and Nursery School
Jackets Lane , Northam EX39 1HT
3out of 4 2,385 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bideford College
Abbotsham Road , EX39 3AR
2out of 4 1,534 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsley School
Northdown Road , EX39 3LY
- not rated 1,095 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.