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Kentisbury Primary School
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Foundational Skills: Children in Reception Year follow a well-designed curriculum, with detailed understanding of each child's needs and well-matched books for reading skills.
Success of the Curriculum: Staff often introduce pupils to literature which helps them to develop their knowledge of the world. Pupils' writing is engaging and precise.
Areas Needing Improvement: Leaders should plan the curriculum to enable pupils to learn more complex ideas sooner.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Pupils secure their understanding of phonics in Years 1 and 2 and develop fluency in reading. The curriculum addresses gaps in mathematics knowledge due to COVID-19 disruption.
Support for Falling Behind: Pupils who need more help to crack the phonics code work closely with supportive adults focusing on gaps in knowledge.
Behaviour and Attitudes: There are well-established routines which pupils follow confidently. They show kindness and share well, helping each other with their learning.
Support for SEND Pupils: Leaders make good use of shared resources and links within their partner schools to meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Staff are quick to sort out any disagreements. Leaders provide guidance and support to parents on how to protect pupils from potential online harm.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Staff adapt teaching to respond to pupil misconceptions and local risks. Pupils remember the key messages and use these to keep themselves safe.
Parental Involvement: Parents can use Ofsted Parent View to give their opinion or find out what others think. The school involves parents through regular safeguarding updates and guidance.
Extracurricular Activities: Many pupils join in with after-school clubs where they practise different sports. Pupils spend time learning about nature through forest school activities and visits to local gardens.
Teacher Engagement: Staff feel well supported by leaders and governors and are encouraged to undertake training to develop their careers.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Leaders have carefully considered the links between different subjects and address gaps in knowledge arising from COVID-19 disruption.
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Kentisbury Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Devon, South West.

It has 44 students from age 4-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 19 : 1.

At this school, 29% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 4-11 3-11 4-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 19.7 25.8 16.2
Proficient Math 102 108 106
Proficient Read 106 109 106
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 102 91 97
Reading 106 93 98

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 29% 50.35% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 0% 5.99% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading 3.3 Above Average
Writing -1.4 Below Average
Maths -0.1 Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths - 90 96
Reading - 90 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard - 56.07% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard - 8.32% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading - -
Writing - -
Maths - -

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths - 91 94
Reading - 92 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard - 58.22% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard - 8.83% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading - -
Writing - -
Maths - -

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths - 92 93
Reading - 93 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard - 56.85% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard - 8.26% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading - -
Writing - -
Maths - -
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 28th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 27th Jul 2025
Students Teachers
19 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Kentisbury Primary School
Local authority ratio 18 : 1

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