Western Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Winchester. 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 09/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Browning Drive, Winchester

School Information

Address: Browning Drive, Winchester, SO22 5AR
Website: http://www.western.hants.sch.uk
Telephone: 01962852591
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Burbridge
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116327

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 405
Number of Boys: 201
Number of Girls: 204

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1.5 to 3.9
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:30%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services
Bereweeke Road , SO22 6AJ
4out of 4 1,045 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Western Church of England Primary School
Browning Drive , SO22 5AR
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Weeke Primary School
Stoney Lane , Weeke SO22 6DR
3out of 4 952 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harestock Primary School
Bramshaw Close , Harestock SO22 6LU
3out of 4 1,612 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bede Church of England Primary School
Gordon Road , SO23 7DD
4out of 4 1,739 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester
Oliver's Battery Road North , SO22 4JB
4out of 4 1,957 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings' School
Romsey Road , SO22 5PN
4out of 4 1,354 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Henry Beaufort School
Priors Dean Road , Harestock SO22 6JJ
3out of 4 1,760 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peter Symonds College
Owens Road , SO22 6RX
- not rated 1,091 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Westgate School
Cheriton Road , SO22 5AZ
3out of 4 328 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Winchester
Sparkford Road , SO22 4NR
- not rated 978 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Swanwick Lodge
Care of: Hampshire County Council , Castle Avenue SO23 8UJ
- not rated 1,192 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Osborne School
Athelstan Road , SO23 7GA
3out of 4 1,332 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Pilgrims School
3 The Close , SO23 9LT
- not rated 1,845 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Winchester College
College Street , SO23 9NA
- not rated 1,923 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.