Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Drive
Woolwell
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 7JW
Phone 01752301837
Reference Number 113493

General Makeup

Number of pupils 416
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.61%
Girls: 46.39%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 35 25 60
2 29 31 60
3 27 32 59
4 39 21 60
5 30 30 60
6 35 24 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.7%
White, Other 3.6%
Indian 3.1%
African 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
White & Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-12-05
Date Description Report
2023-10-31 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-03-20 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-02-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-07-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-16 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1.4 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 55 23

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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