William Barnes Primary School is a primary school located in Sturminster Newton. 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 04/07/2013. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton

School Information

Address: Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
Website: http://www.williambarnes.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01258472257
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Wrixon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113676

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 174
Number of Boys: 77
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.8
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.8

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:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Barnes Primary School
Bridge Street , DT10 1BZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sturminster Newton High School
Bath Road , DT10 1DT 		3out of 4 1,263 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Yewstock School
Honeymead Lane , DT10 1EW 		4out of 4 1,182 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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