Sherwell Valley Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Unique reference
- 113240
- Address
- Hawkins Avenue, TQ2 6ES
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 686 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 0.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.2%
- Persistent absence
- 6.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 0.9% |
| Indian | 1.5% |
| Mixed | 2% |
| Other White | 3.1% |
| White British | 91.4% |
| African | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell below average-3.9
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 75% |
| Local authority average | 59% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 6% |
| Local authority average | 8% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 106 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Sherwell Valley Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 86
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 30 19 11 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 35 15 20 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 11 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 62 37 25 |
| Year 1 | 91 44 47 |
| Year 2 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 3 | 82 38 44 |
| Year 4 | 89 42 47 |
| Year 5 | 87 37 50 |
| Year 6 | 90 40 50 |