West Town Primary Academy is a primary school located in Peterborough. 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 24/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Midland Road, Peterborough

School Information

Address: Midland Road, Peterborough, PE3 6DD
Website: www.westtownprimary.org
Telephone: 01733852400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Peterborough
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Hannah Quinn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140855

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 412
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 213

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caverstede Nursery School
Caverstede Road , Walton PE4 6EX
4out of 4 3,250 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Town Primary Academy
Midland Road , PE3 6DD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Beeches Primary School
Beech Avenue , PE1 2EH
3out of 4 811 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy
Gladstone Street , PE1 2BZ
1out of 4 967 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Thorpe Primary School
Atherstone Avenue , Netherton PE3 9UG
1out of 4 1,451 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Queen's Drive Infant School
Queen's Drive West , PE1 2UU
3out of 4 1,574 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jack Hunt School
Bradwell Road , PE3 9PY
3out of 4 1,408 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Greater Peterborough UTC
Park Crescent Campus , Park Crescent PE1 4DZ
2out of 4 2,095 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Park Lane , PE1 5JN
3out of 4 2,602 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
City of Peterborough Academy
Reeves Way , PE1 5LQ
2out of 4 2,771 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Inspire Education Group
Park Crescent , PE1 4DZ
- not rated 2,312 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Park Road , PE1 2UE
4out of 4 1,438 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Deacon Academy
Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW
3out of 4 1,918 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Barnes Academy
Williamson Avenue , PE3 6BA
- not rated 0 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Peterborough School
Thorpe Road , PE3 6AP
- not rated 528 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Clare Lodge
Care of: Peterborough City Council , Town Hall PE1 1HF
- not rated 1,353 yd Secure units Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Beeches Independent School
218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB
- not rated 1,964 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nene Gate
Park Lane , PE1 5GZ
3out of 4 2,452 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.