Yewstock School is a school located in Sturminster Newton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 06/06/2013. 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 8.9%, which is 4.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton

School Information

Address: Honeymead Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1EW
Website: http://www.yewstock.dorset.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01258472796
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Dorset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Clive Padgett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113965

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 149
Number of Pupils: 165
Number of Boys: 122
Number of Girls: 43

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -17.3 Confidence interval -20.4 to -14.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -17.4 Confidence interval -20.3 to -14.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -18.5 Confidence interval -21.2 to -15.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
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 1,182 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 4 272 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 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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