Watermoor Church of England Primary School in Cirencester

Watermoor Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Cirencester. 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 17/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths 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:	Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1SY
Website:	www.watermoorps.co.uk/
Telephone:	01285653817
School Type:	Voluntary controlled school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Sarah Fox
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	115614

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	181
Number of Boys:	92
Number of Girls:	89

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.8%	4%
Persistent absence:	9.6%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 3.3

Writing

Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.9 to 3.4

Maths

Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.7 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	58%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	0%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	103
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	100
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watermoor Church of England Primary School Kingshill Lane , GL7 1SY	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cirencester Primary School Victoria Road , GL7 1EX	3out of 4	1,063 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Siddington Church of England Primary School The Coach Road , Siddington GL7 6HL	3out of 4	1,887 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chesterton Primary School Apsley Road , Chesterton GL7 1SS	1out of 4	1,982 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Powell's Church of England Primary School Gloucester Street , GL7 2DJ	4out of 4	2,235 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cirencester Kingshill School Kingshill Lane , GL7 1HS	3out of 4	724 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cirencester Deer Park School Stroud Road , GL7 1XB	3out of 4	3,212 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cirencester College Fosse Way Campus , Stroud Road GL7 1XA	- not rated	3,081 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paternoster School Watermoor Road , GL7 1JR	1out of 4	1,449 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Watermoor Church of England Primary SchoolKingshill Lane, Cirencester