St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School is a primary school located in Sandy. 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 20/01/2017. 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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Ivel Road, Sandy

School Information

Address: Ivel Road, Sandy, SG19 1AX
Website: www.stswithunssandy.co.uk
Telephone: 01767680692
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anita Whitehurst
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109604

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.8 to 2.3
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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 Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
Ivel Road , SG19 1AX 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Laburnum Primary School
Laburnum Road , SG19 1HQ 		3out of 4 813 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Peel Primary School
Dapifer Drive , SG19 1QJ 		3out of 4 846 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Maple Tree Primary School
Hawk Drive , SG19 2WA 		3out of 4 1,928 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandy Secondary School
Engayne Avenue , SG19 1BL 		3out of 4 1,486 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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