Windhill Primary School is a primary school located in Mexborough. 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 09/09/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hollingworth Close, Mexborough

School Information

Address: Hollingworth Close, Mexborough, S64 0PQ
Website: www.windhillprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01709586949
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Donna Howard
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106726

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 294
Number of Boys: 154
Number of Girls: 140

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.2
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.8
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windhill Primary School
Hollingworth Close , S64 0PQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mexborough St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
Sedgefield Way , S64 0BE 		3out of 4 922 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Pastures Primary School
Pitt Street , S64 0LT 		- not rated 985 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Montagu Academy
Park Road , S64 9PH 		2out of 4 1,455 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Denaby Main Primary Academy
School Walk , Denaby Main DN12 4HZ 		1out of 4 2,026 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Laurel Academy
Maple Road , S64 9SD 		1out of 4 1,860 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
De Warenne Academy
Gardens Lane , Conisbrough DN12 3JY 		2out of 4 3,199 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fullerton House School
Off Tickhill Square , Denaby DN12 4AR 		- not rated 2,285 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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