Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Bury St Edmunds. 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 10/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brooklands Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3JX
Website: http://www.westgatecp.co.uk
Telephone: 01284755988
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenny Cockett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124552

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 318
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -7.4 to -2.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.7 Confidence interval -7.8 to -3.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.6 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:41%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
Brooklands Close , IP33 3JX 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Westgate Street , IP33 1QG 		3out of 4 768 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
Bridewell Lane , IP33 1RE 		3out of 4 1,008 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road , IP33 3BJ 		3out of 4 1,217 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hardwick Primary School
Steward Road , IP33 2PW 		- not rated 1,684 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI Church of England Voluntary Controlled Upper School
Grove Road , IP33 3BH 		3out of 4 1,336 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bury St Edmunds County Upper School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RF 		1out of 4 2,025 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Benedict's Catholic School
Beetons Way , IP32 6RH 		3out of 4 2,218 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horringer Court Middle School
Glastonbury Road , IP33 2EX 		3out of 4 1,234 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westley Middle School
Oliver Road , IP33 3JB 		3out of 4 1,825 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
Beetons Way , IP33 3YU 		- not rated 1,072 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No More About School
West Suffolk College
Out Risbygate , IP33 3RL 		- not rated 1,141 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Learning Support, Western Area Education Office
New Shire Hall , Raingate Street IP33 2AR 		- not rated 1,414 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Mount Road , IP32 7BH 		4out of 4 2,111 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
South Lee School
Nowton Road , IP33 2BT 		- not rated 2,163 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverwalk School
Mayfield Road , IP33 2PD 		3out of 4 2,188 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Albany
Beard Road , IP32 6SA 		3out of 4 2,701 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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