Wiveliscombe Primary School is a primary school located in Taunton. 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 22/02/2013. 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 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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North Street, Taunton

School Information

Address: North Street, Taunton, TA4 2LA
Website: http://www.wiveliscombeprimary.com
Telephone: 01984623325
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lucy Crowe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123713

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 260
Number of Pupils: 194
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 78

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5.9 to -1.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -5 Confidence interval -6.9 to -3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Wiveliscombe Primary School
North Street , Wiveliscombe TA4 2LA 		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
Kingsmead Academy
Wiveliscombe , TA4 2NE 		3out of 4 764 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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