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Where do you find stats on primary schools? Which might actually matter?

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MonsterMaths · 16/10/2016 09:30

Hello,
I am trying to compare primaries and have looked at their Ofsteds and the Sats results on their websites. The results seem to vary a lot locally and I wanted to look at the other possibly relevant factors for context, such as numbers for free school meals and pupil premium (I'm assuming these are different measures?) pupils who have EAL, how much pupil movement there might be leaving and joining the school, class sizes etc.
Are these the factors you would advise looking into?
Where can I find these stats- are they publicly available for each school?
Thank you and sorry if these are silly questions, I am feeling a bit at sea.

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mrz · 16/10/2016 09:34

They are normally included in the sources you mentioned

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milkjetmum · 16/10/2016 09:35

Other things you might want to think about are class sizes, classes per year group, distance from home, any breakfast or after school clubs, facilities they have eg swimming pool, playground. Most of these you will probably get from a visit rather than online stats.

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GU24Mum · 16/10/2016 10:08

Have a look at the "compare school performance" part of the gov.uk website. It gives lots of data about school including the context of the school. You can also compare a few schools if you want to.

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MonsterMaths · 16/10/2016 21:01

Thank you everyone for your v helpful replies- much appreciated!

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