St Mary's Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/09/2014. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Oakfield Road, Bridgwater

School Information

Address: Oakfield Road, Bridgwater, TA6 7LX
Website: www.stmarysbridgwater.co.uk
Telephone: 01278422691
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Morwenna Dunstan
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123784

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 474
Number of Boys: 256
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.3
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
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 Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
Oakfield Road , TA6 7LX 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
Park Avenue , TA6 7EE 		2out of 4 682 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wembdon St George's Church School
Brantwood Road , Wembdon TA6 7PS 		1out of 4 1,044 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Westover Green Community School and Autism Centre
Westover Green , TA6 7HB 		3out of 4 1,061 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hamp Academy
Rhode Lane , TA6 6JB 		2out of 4 1,626 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haygrove School
Durleigh Road , TA6 7HW 		3out of 4 307 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Robert Blake Science College
Hamp Avenue , TA6 6AW 		3out of 4 1,743 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street , TA6 3JA 		- not rated 2,441 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 3,098 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bridge School Sedgemoor
The Cossington Centre , Main Road TA6 3RG 		3out of 4 1,186 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Polden Bower School
Bower Lane , TA6 4GU 		3out of 4 1,788 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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