West Rise Junior School is a primary school located in Eastbourne. 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 29/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chaffinch Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7SL
Website: www.westrisejunior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01323764037
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Fairclough
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114467

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 361
Number of Pupils: 361
Number of Boys: 191
Number of Girls: 170

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.1
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
West Rise Junior School
Chaffinch Road , Langney BN23 7SL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
West Rise Community Infant School
Chaffinch Road , Langney BN23 7SL 		3out of 4 68 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Langney Primary Academy
Chailey Close , BN23 7EA 		3out of 4 897 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shinewater Primary School
Milfoil Drive , Langney BN23 8ED 		3out of 4 1,200 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tollgate Community Junior School
Winston Crescent , Seaside BN23 6NL 		3out of 4 1,501 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Catherine's College
Priory Road , BN23 7BL 		3out of 4 1,086 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Turing School
Larkspur Drive , BN23 8EJ 		- not rated 1,286 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road , BN22 9RQ 		3out of 4 2,668 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Sussex College Group
Cross Levels Way , BN21 2UF 		- not rated 2,832 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hazel Court School
Larkspur Drive , BN23 8EJ 		3out of 4 1,553 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
College Central
124 Brodrick Road , BN22 9RB 		3out of 4 2,105 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road , Hampden Park BN22 0BQ 		4out of 4 2,776 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Anderida Learning Centre
Neville Mews , BN22 8HR 		- not rated 3,243 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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