St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Dunstable. 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 27/09/2013. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hammersmith Gardens, Dunstable

School Information

Address: Hammersmith Gardens, Dunstable, LU5 5RG
Website: www.stvincentshr.org
Telephone: 01582862456
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Chiswell
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145325

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 221
Number of Boys: 99
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent , LU5 4QU 		4out of 4 1,831 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way , LU4 0PE 		3out of 4 1,882 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road , LU6 1DL 		4out of 4 3,037 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL 		2out of 4 3,246 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Hammersmith Gardens , Houghton Regis LU5 5RG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hawthorn Park Community Primary
Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5QN 		- not rated 623 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Thomas Whitehead CofE Academy
Angels Lane , Houghton Regis LU5 5HH 		1out of 4 688 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Tithe Farm Primary School
Tithe Farm Road , Houghton Regis LU5 5JB 		3out of 4 791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thornhill Primary School
Grove Road , Houghton Regis LU5 5PE 		3out of 4 1,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Houghton Regis Academy
Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX 		1out of 4 874 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road , LU5 5AB 		2out of 4 1,914 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St , LU4 0NE 		3out of 4 2,187 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Bedfordshire College
Kingsway , LU5 4HG 		- not rated 2,121 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Priory Academy
Britain Street , LU5 4JA 		3out of 4 2,841 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Kingsland Campus , Parkside Drive LU5 5PX 		3out of 4 881 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive , LU5 5PX 		3out of 4 1,174 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Dunstable
Ridgeway Avenue , LU5 4QL 		- not rated 2,041 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St George's School
28 Priory Road , LU5 4HR 		- not rated 2,739 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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