Windwhistle Primary School is a primary school located in Weston-Super-Mare. 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 19/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Kingsley Road, Weston-Super-Mare

School Information

Address: Kingsley Road, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 3TZ
Website: www.windwhistleschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01934629145
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lyn Hunt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144925

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 384
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 202

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -5 to -1.5
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windwhistle Primary School
Kingsley Road , BS23 3TZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bournville Primary School
Selworthy Road , BS23 3ST 		4out of 4 638 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oldmixon Primary School
Monkton Avenue , BS24 9DA 		3out of 4 1,110 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Uphill Village Academy
Old Church Road , Uphill BS23 4XH 		- not rated 1,428 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haywood Village Academy
20 Whitney Crescent , Weston-Super-Mare BS24 8ES 		4out of 4 1,529 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadoak Academy
Windwhistle Road , BS23 4NP 		2out of 4 813 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hans Price Academy
Marchfields Way , BS23 3QP 		3out of 4 1,040 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
1 Beaufighter Road , BS24 8EE 		2out of 4 2,818 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston College
Knightstone Road , BS23 2AL 		- not rated 2,844 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Voyage Learning Campus
Unit 1, Crown Works , Ashcroft House BS24 9AX 		3out of 4 602 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School
Westhaven School
Ellesmere Road , Uphill BS23 4UT 		3out of 4 1,556 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashbrooke House School
9 Ellenborough Park North , BS23 1XH 		- not rated 1,875 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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