The Priory Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Christchurch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wick Lane, Christchurch

School Information

Address: Wick Lane, Christchurch, BH23 1HX
Website: http://www.prioryschool.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01202484105
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Ruffle
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113847

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.8
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.1
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
2out of 4The Priory Church of England Primary School
Wick Lane, BH23 1HX 		0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Katharine's Church of England Primary School
Rolls Drive, Southbourne BH6 4NA 		1,031 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christchurch Infant School
Addiscombe Road, BH23 2AE 		1,116 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christchurch Junior School
Clarendon Road, BH23 2AA 		1,135 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mudeford Community Infants' School
Queen's Road, Mudeford BH23 3HH 		1,633 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Twynham School
Sopers Lane, BH23 1JF 		404 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Grange School
Redvers Road, BH23 3AU 		1,988 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
St Catherine's Road, BH6 4AH 		1,580 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Christchurch Learning Centre
29 Stour Road, BH23 1PJ 		769 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConnie Rothman Learning Centre
107/109 Belle Vue Road, Southbourne BH6 3DJ 		2,093 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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