Almond Hill Junior School is a primary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Almonds Lane, Stevenage, SG1 3RP
Website: http://www.almondhill.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01438233660
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma Fordham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117221

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 312
Number of Boys: 149
Number of Girls: 163

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -5 to -2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Almond Hill Junior School
Almonds Lane , SG1 3RP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School
Wisden Road , SG1 5JD 		3out of 4 690 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
Letchmore Road , SG1 3PS 		4out of 4 727 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fairlands Primary School
Pound Avenue , SG1 3JA 		3out of 4 1,058 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Giles Junior School
Durham Road , SG1 4JQ 		3out of 4 1,184 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barclay Academy
Walkern Road , SG1 3RB 		2out of 4 512 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street , SG1 3BE 		3out of 4 845 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road , SG1 4AE 		3out of 4 1,228 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way , SG2 0HS 		3out of 4 2,325 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marriotts School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT 		3out of 4 2,358 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way , SG1 1LA 		- not rated 2,582 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larwood School
Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ 		3out of 4 1,069 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lonsdale School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT 		3out of 4 2,356 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ 		3out of 4 2,481 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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