White Rock Primary School is a primary school located in Paignton. 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 08/07/2015. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Davies Avenue, Paignton

School Information

Address: Davies Avenue, Paignton, TQ4 7AW
Website: www.whiterockprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01803577940
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Tomkinson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113216

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/07/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 655
Number of Pupils: 669
Number of Boys: 347
Number of Girls: 322

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3 to 0.1
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
White Rock Primary School
Davies Avenue , TQ4 7AW 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Roselands Primary School
Lynmouth Avenue , TQ4 7RQ 		4out of 4 1,156 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Galmpton Church of England Primary School
Greenway Road , Galmpton TQ5 0LT 		3out of 4 2,122 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hayes School
Hayes Road , TQ4 5PJ 		2out of 4 2,300 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Academy
C/O Lal Language School , Conway Road , TQ4 5LH 		- not rated 2,494 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Greenway Road , Churston Ferrers TQ5 0LN 		4out of 4 2,194 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road , TQ3 3WA 		3out of 4 2,489 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Devon College
Vantage Point , Long Road TQ4 7EJ 		- not rated 1,123 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Devon School
Intek House , 52 Borough Road TQ4 7DQ 		- not rated 2,239 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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