Tower Hill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Witney. 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 19/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Moor Avenue, Witney, OX28 6NB
Website:
Telephone: 01993702599
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Thomas
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 222
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4 Confidence interval -6.3 to -1.6
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.5
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tower Hill Community Primary School
Moor Avenue , OX28 6NB 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Batt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Corn Street , OX28 6DY 		4out of 4 806 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
West Witney Primary School
Edington Road , OX28 5FZ 		3out of 4 1,071 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Emma's Primary School
Burwell Drive , OX28 5JW 		3out of 4 1,087 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Controlled Infant School
19 Church Green , OX28 4AZ 		3out of 4 1,114 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Henry Box School
Church Green , OX28 4AX 		3out of 4 1,103 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wood Green School
Woodstock Road , OX28 1DX 		3out of 4 1,739 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King's School
New Yatt Road , OX29 6TA 		- not rated 1,870 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Springfield School
At the Bronze Barrow , Cedar Drive OX28 1AR 		- not rated 2,003 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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