Abbey Court Foundation Special School is a school located in Rochester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 25/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.3%, which is 4.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rede Court Road, Rochester

School Information

Address: Rede Court Road, Rochester, ME2 3SP
Website: http://www.abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk
Telephone: 01634338220
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Karen Joy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119052

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 186
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6.9 to 0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -6.5 to -0.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -6.6 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Gordon Road , Strood ME2 3HQ 		3out of 4 798 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Gordon Road , Strood ME2 3HQ 		3out of 4 798 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Elaine Primary School
Elaine Avenue , ME2 2YN 		2out of 4 990 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
London Road , Strood ME2 3HU 		4out of 4 1,029 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
All Faiths Children's Academy
Gun Lane , Strood ME2 4UF 		2out of 4 1,237 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Strood Academy
Carnation Road , Strood ME2 2SX 		3out of 4 1,158 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rede Court Road , Strood ME2 3SP 		4out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Manorway Independent School
The Old St Justus Church , Strood ME2 2HG 		- not rated 1,055 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gad's Hill School
Higham , ME3 7PA 		- not rated 1,964 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
King's School, Rochester
Satis House , Boley Hill ME1 1TE 		- not rated 2,307 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School (Rochester)
24 - 26 Watts Avenue , ME1 1SA 		- not rated 2,668 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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