Tower View Primary School is a primary school located in Burton-on-Trent. 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 23/03/2016. 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 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Vancouver Drive, Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0EZ
Website: www.towerview.staffs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01283247455
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Staffordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Ridout
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124046

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 355
Number of Boys: 179
Number of Girls: 176

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tower View Primary School
Vancouver Drive , Winshill DE15 0EZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School
Brough Road , Winshill DE15 0DH
1out of 4 508 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Rosary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Alexandra Road , DE15 0JE
1out of 4 1,098 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School
Wetmore Road , DE14 1SN
3out of 4 2,000 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
The Violet Way Academy
Violet Way , Stapenhill DE15 9ES
4out of 4 2,204 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbot Beyne School
Linnell Building , Osborne Street DE15 0JL
3out of 4 1,140 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Paulet High School
Violet Way , Stapenhill DE15 9RT
- not rated 2,206 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bluestone Lane , Stapenhill DE15 9SD
2out of 4 2,578 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
William Allitt School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TL
2out of 4 2,787 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burton and South Derbyshire College
Lichfield Street , DE14 3RL
- not rated 2,382 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burton PRU
Church Hill Street , Winshill DE15 0HR
3out of 4 375 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bladon House School
Newton Solney , DE15 0TA
- not rated 1,708 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
South Derbyshire Support Centre
Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW
3out of 4 2,977 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.