Bassetts Farm Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
412
AGES
2 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Foundation school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(13/11/2018)
Full Report - All Reports
58%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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St John's Road
Exmouth
EX8 4GB
01395275968

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You, leaders and governors are determined that all pupils receive the best possible education. You have ensured that pupils enjoy lessons and their welfare is at the heart of everything you do. While you have high expectations of pupils’ academic achievement, you do not lose sight of important life skills such as developing confidence, independence and resilience. Parents confirmed that their children ‘flourished’ and ‘increased in confidence’ at the school. The quality of education provided by the school is good. You ensure that the needs of pupils, including the most able and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well met. Ably supported by your senior leaders, you have worked with determination to improve the school further and you have had a good impact. Pupils achieve well at Bassetts Farm. The proportion of pupils who meet and exceed the standards expected for their age, at the end of key stage 2, has been above the national average in reading, writing and mathematics for the last two years. A higher than average proportion of key stage 1 pupils achieve well. Additionally, the proportion of children in early years achieving a good level of development is consistently high. Overwhelmingly, parents who responded to the online questionnaire, Parent View, would recommend the school to others. Parents are effusive in their praise of the care, guidance and support pupils receive. Pupils thoroughly enjoy discussing their work and are keen to succeed. Older children are very supportive of the younger ones. Pupils confirm that they feel behaviour is generally good in the school, although a few say lessons are occasionally ‘a bit noisy and we can’t concentrate on our work’. You have an accurate and realistic understanding of the school’s current performance. Your plans clearly set out what needs to improve further, with specific and measurable targets. For example, you have taken effective action to tackle the areas for improvement identified at the previous inspection. You have concentrated on the quality of writing in the school, enabling pupils in key stage 1 to write at length in different subjects. There has also been a committed focus on using language and vocabulary more effectively across all key stages. This has resulted in pupils in key stage 2 improving their writing through the use of adventurous vocabulary, which is increasing the proportions achieving well by the end of Year 6. You and other leaders know that there are some key areas that must remain a focus for improvement. In particular, the middle-ability pupils are not achieving as well as they should as they do not always understand what they have to do in lessons. You and your senior leaders are taking action to support teachers to teach more effectively in order to increase understanding and further develop the skills of these pupils. You are also ensuring that the achievement of disadvantaged pupils and those who have SEN and/or disabilities improves in line with other pupils in the school. Leaders have more recently introduced strategies to ensure that work in lessons is not too easy or difficult. You have had some success in this aspect of your work. However, this remains a continuing focus for the school. Safeguarding is effective. There is a strong culture of safeguarding because you, your staff and your governors give the safety of pupils a high priority. Staff and governor training is comprehensive, up to date and in line with current legislation. Staff vetting checks meet requirements and the single central record is meticulously kept. The governor responsible for safeguarding frequently checks that the school’s single central record is maintained accurately. Safeguarding records are of a very high quality. Systems for referring concerns about pupils are stringent and you monitor high-priority cases frequently. You also regularly monitor staff concerns noted on the system and refer individuals for further training if you feel that they need further guidance and support in identifying risks to pupils. The electronic system ensures that external agencies have clear and concise details of the needs of families. As a result, all members of the school community are cared for and valued. Pupils attend regularly and are seldom late for school. Events such as ‘Bikeability’ and internet safety training ensure that pupils are well prepared to face risk in society. Pupils said that they feel safe and enjoy coming to school, bullying is rare and behaviour is generally good. They understood, and were sensitive to the fact, that sometimes pupils with additional needs could not always manage their behaviour well.

Bassetts Farm Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>74, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>82, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>70, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>68, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>5, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>24} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>8, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>27, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018
Yes No {"yes"=>92, "no"=>8} UNLOCK Figures based on 66 responses up to 13-11-2018

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