Swanage Primary School is a primary school located in Swanage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/07/2007. 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 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Swanage

School Information

Address: Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar, Swanage, BH19 2EY
Website: http://www.swanageprimary.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01929422424
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martin Godfrey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113677

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 189
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 81

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.7 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.4

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:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanage Primary School
Swanage Primary School, Mount Scar , Mount Scar BH19 2EY 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Swanage St Mark's Church of England Primary School
High Street , BH19 2PH 		3out of 4 1,808 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Swanage
Northbrook Road , BH19 1QE 		2out of 4 1,900 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St George's Church of England Primary School, Langton Matravers
High Street , Langton Matravers BH19 3HB 		3out of 4 3,219 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Swanage School
High Street , BH19 2PH 		3out of 4 1,808 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purbeck View School
Northbrook Road , BH19 1PR 		- not rated 1,007 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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