Upton St James CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Torquay. 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 10/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

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St James Road, Torquay

School Information

Address: St James Road, Torquay, TQ1 4AZ
Website: http://www.upton-st-james-primary.torbay.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01803328286
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Iseult Mardon
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142669

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 104
Number of Boys: 53
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.9 Confidence interval 1.5 to 8.2
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -3.1 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.7 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton St James CofE Primary School
St James Road , Upton TQ1 4AZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
Ellacombe Church Road , TQ1 1TG
3out of 4 615 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Homelands Primary School
Westhill Road , TQ1 4NT
3out of 4 841 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Torre Church of England Academy
Barton Road , TQ1 4DN
3out of 4 860 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Academy
Barewell Road , TQ1 4PA
3out of 4 1,040 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Spires College
Westlands Lane , TQ1 3PE
3out of 4 830 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Torquay Academy
Cricketfield Road , TQ2 7NU
3out of 4 919 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road , TQ1 4RN
3out of 4 1,211 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane , TQ2 7DY
4out of 4 1,534 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive , TQ2 7EL
4out of 4 1,786 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
EF Academy Torbay
EF House, Castle Road , TQ1 3BG
- not rated 830 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Eat That Frog C.I.C
91 Union Street , TQ1 3DG
- not rated 867 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbey School
Hampton Court , Fore Street TQ1 4PR
- not rated 1,325 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Burton Academy
South Parks Road , TQ2 8JE
- not rated 1,933 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane , Watcombe TQ2 8NL
3out of 4 2,505 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.