St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Exeter. 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 01/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: York Road, Exeter, EX4 6PG
Website: http://www.st-sidwells-ce.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01392255551
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vanessa Briggs
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 113442

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.6
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:32%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4West Exe Nursery School
Cowick Street, EX4 1HL
2,409 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chestnut Nursery
Magnolia Avenue, EX2 6DJ
2,645 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
York Road, EX4 6PG
0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Newtown Primary School
Clifton Road, EX1 2BP
570 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ladysmith Junior School
Pretoria Road, EX1 2PT
1,129 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St David's CofE Primary School
Dinham Road, EX4 4EE
1,171 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Ladysmith Road, EX1 2PS
1,179 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St James School
Summer Lane, EX4 8NN
2,504 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Isca
Earl Richards Road South, EX2 6AP
2,793 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4West Exe School
Hatherleigh Road, EX2 9JU
2,903 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedExeter Mathematics School
Rougemont House, EX4 3PU
585 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedExeter College
Hele Road, EX4 4JS
1,103 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAvanti Hall School
Cowley Bridge Road, EX4 5AD
2,335 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Maynard School
Denmark Road, EX1 1SJ
791 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedExeter Cathedral School
The Chantry, Palace Gate EX1 1HX
1,013 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Exeter
Northcote House, The Queen's Drive EX4 4QJ
1,093 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Wilfrid's School
25-29 St David's Hill, EX4 4DA
1,147 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMagdalen Court School
Victoria Park Road, EX2 4NU
1,448 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.