Mrs Ethelston's CofE Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Pound Lane
Uplyme
Lyme Regis
Devon
DT7 3TT
Phone 01297442210
Reference Number 141525

Mrs Ethelston’s C of E Primary Academy is performing well overall, with a strong emphasis on high expectations and an ambitious curriculum that engages students. The school promotes a sense of community and personal responsibility, helping students prepare for future challenges. The leadership team has made notable progress, fostering a positive learning environment that emphasizes the importance of reading and supports pupils with special educational needs effectively. However, there are areas identified for improvement, particularly concerning the use of assessment in some subjects to gauge students' understanding and enhance their progression to more complex work.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 195
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.69%
Girls: 52.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 18 31
2 11 14 25
3 12 18 30
4 16 10 26
5 12 14 26
6 11 20 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.7%
Unclassified 4.6%
White, Other 2.6%
White & Asian 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Feb 2024
Date Report
06 Feb 2024 School inspection:
17 Jul 2018 Full inspection:
05 Nov 2014 Academy conversion letter
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
Previously as Mrs Ethelston's Church of England (VA) Primary School
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
01 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
01 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
01 Nov 2004 Full inspection
01 Nov 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations for student achievement
  • Ambitious and well-designed curriculum
  • Strong focus on reading and phonics
  • Pupils develop a strong sense of community and responsibility
  • Effective leadership support from the Acorn Academy Trust
  • Outstanding personal development programs

Areas for Improvement

  • Ineffective use of assessment hindering student progress in some areas
  • Inconsistencies in the quality of written work, including punctuation and spelling errors

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 16%

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
Maths 105

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 0.4
Maths -3.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 11 11

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