The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury is a primary school located in Shaftesbury. 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 06/07/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St James's Street, Shaftesbury

School Information

Address: St James's Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HQ
Website: www.abbeyschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01747852620
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Salisbury
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113850

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/07/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.4 to 6.9
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.9 Confidence interval 1 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury
St James's Street , SP7 8HQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School
Wincombe Lane , SP7 8PZ 		2out of 4 1,725 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Motcombe CofE Primary School
Church Road , Motcombe SP7 9NT 		3out of 4 3,143 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shaftesbury School
Salisbury Road , SP7 8ER 		3out of 4 1,034 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Port Regis Preparatory School
Motcombe Park , SP7 9QA 		- not rated 2,417 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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