Willingdon Primary School is a primary school located in Eastbourne. 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 03/03/2016. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rapsons Road, Eastbourne

School Information

Address: Rapsons Road, Eastbourne, BN20 9RJ
Website: http://www.our-school.net
Telephone: 01323482619
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Roxburgh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114422

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 224
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.1 to -2.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6 to -3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
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
Willingdon Primary School
Rapsons Road , Willingdon BN20 9RJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oakwood Primary Academy
Magnolia Drive , BN22 0SS 		3out of 4 1,986 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Polegate Primary School
Oakleaf Drive , East Sussex BN26 6PT 		3out of 4 2,051 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkland Infant School
Brassey Avenue , BN22 9QJ 		3out of 4 2,488 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Parkland Junior School
Brassey Avenue , BN22 9QJ 		3out of 4 2,488 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willingdon Community School
Broad Road , Lower Willingdon BN20 9QX 		3out of 4 365 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Eastbourne Academy
Brodrick Road , BN22 9RQ 		3out of 4 2,220 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ratton School
Park Avenue , BN21 2XR 		3out of 4 2,528 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Lindfield School
Lindfield Road , Hampden Park BN22 0BQ 		4out of 4 2,133 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
College Central
124 Brodrick Road , BN22 9RB 		3out of 4 2,729 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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