Garway Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Garway
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR2 8RQ
Phone 01600750273
Reference Number 116677

Garway Primary School continues to uphold the quality of education established during its previous inspection, demonstrating effective action to maintain high standards. The school instills values that encourage students to strive for personal excellence, leading to positive behaviours and strong academic performance. Pupils feel safe and are provided with numerous opportunities for leadership and personal development, which contribute to a nurturing and engaged school community.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 98
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.9%
Girls: 55.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 18.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 9 15
2 10 12 22
3 2 2 4
4 9 10 19
5 9 8 17
6 7 8 15

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.8%
White & Asian 3.1%
White, Other 2%
Mixed, Other 2%
Unclassified 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 28 Jan 2025
Date Report
28 Jan 2025 School inspection
14 Jan 2020 School inspection
07 Jun 2016 Full inspection:
08 May 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
11 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
11 Oct 2006 Full inspection:
21 May 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils achieve well in lessons and enjoy their school.
  • The school promotes mental and physical health through various initiatives.
  • There is a strong focus on English and mathematics in the curriculum.
  • Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning with good behaviour.
  • Success in raising attendance and reducing persistent absence is notable.

Areas for Improvement

  • Variability in the wider curriculum impacts teachers' understanding of pupils' knowledge gaps.
  • Inconsistency in adaptations for pupils with SEND across subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19%

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 106
Maths 106

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 1.5
Writing -0.5
Maths -3.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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