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Torquay (Devon)

Primary School Performance

The following table shows the recorded exam results of Primary Schools located in Torquay and have been taken from the 2005 performance tables.

Please note that whilst the official performance tables do not 'rank' schools, the information below is ordered by overall academic achievement.

Type
Pupils
Eng
Maths
Sci
Value
Abs







National Average
-
270
79%
75%
86%
-
0.4%







Queensway Catholic Primary School
VA
203
90%
97%
100%
102.8
0.5%
Warberry CofE Primary School
VC
358
91%
93%
98%
100.7
0.1%
Homelands Primary School
CY
254
93%
90%
93%
99.2
0.2%
Preston Primary School
CY
320
93%
87%
93%
102.2
0.1%
Torre CofE Primary School
VA
239
87%
90%
90%
99.7
-
Cockington Primary School
CY
397
88%
80%
91%
100.8
0.6%
St Margaret's School
CY
372
88%
83%
85%
100.1
0.4%
Shiphay School and Orchard Nursery
CY
413
78%
78%
89%
100.4
-
Babbacombe CofE Primary School
VA
206
79%
72%
86%
100.4
0.3%
Sherwell Valley Primary School
CY
551
83%
73%
81%
100.4
0.3%
Ilsham CofE Primary School
VC
174
72%
76%
84%
99.6
0.7%
St Marychurch CofE Primary and Nursery School
VA
319
68%
68%
80%
99.1
0.2%
Priory RC Primary School
VA
179
68%
64%
73%
99.3
0.1%
Upton St James CofE Primary School
VC
170
69%
59%
76%
98.8
0.7%
Watcombe Primary School
CY
241
62%
52%
90%
100.1
0.7%
Barton Primary School
CY
620
62%
60%
81%
99.2
0.8%
Ellacombe School
CY
317
70%
57%
67%
99.9
1.2%
Combe Pafford School
CYS
172
-
-
-
-
1.4%
Mayfield School
CYS
101
-
-
-
-
0.4%
© Crown Copyright, Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO


NOTES

The following is an explanation of the terminology & abbreviations used in the table.

Type of School (Type):
CY
Community School (similar to former County Schools)
This type of school is managed by the Local Education Authority (LEA). It employs the staff, owns the facilities and manages the Admission Policy.
CYS
Community Special School
This is the special school equivalent of a Community school. It caters mainly or wholly for pupils with statutory statements of special educational needs.
FD
Foundation School
Similar to a Voluntary Aided School. A Governing Body employs the staff and manages the Admissions Policy. The facilities are either owned by the Governing Body or a charitable organisation.
FDS
Foundation Special School
This is the special school equivalent of a Foundation school.It caters mainly or wholly for pupils with statutory statements of special educational needs.
VA
Voluntary Aided School (similar to former Aided Schools)
This type of school has a Governing Body who is employs the staff and manages the Admission Policy. The facilities are normally owned by a charitable organisation and the LEA may own some of the land.
VC
Voluntary Controlled School (similar to former Controlled Schools)
This type of school is a cross between a Community school and a Voluntary Aided school. The LEA employs the staff and controls the Admissions Policy, whilst the facilities are normally owned by a charitable organisation.

Pupils:
This is the total number of pupils on the school roll, including part-time pupils.

English, Maths & Science (Eng, Maths & Sci):
These columns show the percentage (%) of pupils, who have achieved Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests for English, Maths & Science.

Value Added (Value):
This indicates the improvement in pupils academic performance from one stage of education to the next. It is takes into account differences in pupil intake and provides another means to compare schools. Scores above 100 indicate that pupils have made more progress than similar pupils nationally, whilst scores below 100 indicate that pupils have made less progress.

Absence (Abs):
This represents the percentage of lessons missed through unauthorised absence.

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