The Bishop Wand Church of England School is a secondary school located in Sunbury-on-Thames. 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 27/02/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Layton's Lane, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Website: www.bishopwand.surrey.sch.uk
Telephone: 01932778600
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Surrey
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Aldridge
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138491

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1005
Number of Pupils: 1087
Number of Boys: 542
Number of Girls: 545

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.12 to 0.51
Of the 172 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 172 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springfield Primary School
Nursery Road , TW16 6LY
3out of 4 398 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hawkedale Primary School
Stratton Road , TW16 6PG
3out of 4 508 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Green Street , TW16 6QG
3out of 4 811 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chennestone Primary School
Manor Lane , TW16 5ED
3out of 4 1,528 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School
116 French Street , TW16 5LE
3out of 4 1,932 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Layton's Lane , TW16 6LT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sunbury Manor School
Nursery Road , TW16 6LF
3out of 4 621 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Paul's Catholic College
Manor Lane , TW16 6JE
4out of 4 980 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Thamesmead School
Manygate Lane , TW17 9EE
3out of 4 2,383 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Mead School
Laleham Road , TW17 8EL
4out of 4 2,742 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Halliford School
Russell Road , TW17 9HX
- not rated 2,856 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Lindon Bennett School
Main Street , Hanworth TW13 6ST
3out of 4 3,110 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.