The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Colchester. 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 24/09/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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Coach Road, Colchester

School Information

Address: Coach Road, Colchester, CO6 4AT
Website: http://www.bishopwilliamward.net
Telephone: 01206271336
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Toby Bull
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115144

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 184
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.9
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School
Coach Road , Great Horkesley CO6 4AT 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Myland Community Primary School
Mill Road , Mile End CO4 5LD 		3out of 4 2,217 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Camulos Academy
Whitmore Drive , Via Urbis Romanea CO4 6AL 		3out of 4 2,237 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt
New Church Road , West Bergholt CO6 3JF 		3out of 4 2,361 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Braiswick Primary School
Apprentice Drive , New Braiswick Park CO4 5QJ 		3out of 4 2,722 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The St Aubyn Centre Education Department
St Aubyn Centre , CO4 5HG 		4out of 4 1,776 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Turner Road , Mile End CO4 5LB 		3out of 4 2,493 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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