Danecourt School is a school located in Gillingham. 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 06/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hotel Road, Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Website: www.danecourtschool.com
Telephone: 01634232589
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cathryn Falconer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142266

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 233
Number of Pupils: 185
Number of Boys: 123
Number of Girls: 62

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.4
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.1

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
Featherby Junior School
Chilham Road , ME8 6BT
1out of 4 593 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Featherby Infant and Nursery School
Allington Road , ME8 6PD
3out of 4 773 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Romany Road , Rainham ME8 6JH
3out of 4 928 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Twydall Primary School and Nursery
Twydall Lane , ME8 6JS
1out of 4 992 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Road , ME7 2DU
3out of 4 1,222 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 1,055 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 1,707 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane , Rainham ME8 7AJ
4out of 4 1,869 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 1,894 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX
3out of 4 1,969 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 1,022 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 1,701 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ
- not rated 2,014 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY
- not rated 2,302 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.