Weston Mill Community Primary Academy is a primary school located in Plymouth. 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 05/07/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ferndale Road, Plymouth, PL2 2EL
Website: www.westonmill.plymouth.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01752365250
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Plymouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Nettleship
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143310

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/07/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 390
Number of Pupils: 311
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ham Drive Nursery School and Day Care
Ham Drive , Ham PL2 2NJ
3out of 4 870 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
Ferndale Road , PL2 2EL
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
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Victoria Road Primary
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marine Academy Plymouth
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City College Plymouth
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Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mount Tamar School
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3out of 4 1,410 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oneschool Global Uk Plymouth Campus
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Mill Ford School
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Brook Green Centre for Learning
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4out of 4 3,090 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's School
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- not rated 3,250 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.