Elms School is a school located in Dover. 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 19/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 16.7%, which is 12.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Elms Vale Road, Dover, CT17 9PS
Website: http://www.elmsschool.org
Telephone: 01304201964
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Tom Neave
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119046

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 154
Number of Boys: 136
Number of Girls: 18

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 16.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 39.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7.4 Confidence interval -10.5 to -4.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -11.8 Confidence interval -14.6 to -9.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -12.4 Confidence interval -15.5 to -9.4

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:91
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:84
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.06 Confidence interval -2.71 to -1.42
Of the 15 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:64%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:2.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Martin's School
Markland Road , CT17 9LY
3out of 4 851 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
White Cliffs Primary School
St Radigund's Road , CT17 0LB
3out of 4 1,350 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Vale View Community School
Vale View Road , Elms Vale CT17 9NP
3out of 4 1,362 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Priory Fields School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0FS
3out of 4 1,631 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Aycliffe Community Primary School
St David's Avenue , CT17 9HJ
3out of 4 1,671 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0AS
2out of 4 943 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ
3out of 4 1,107 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road , CT16 2PZ
4out of 4 2,573 yd Community school No Girls More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB
2out of 4 2,746 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elms School
Elms Vale Road , CT17 9PS
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dover College
Effingham Crescent , CT17 9RH
- not rated 2,374 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices , Kearsney Manor CT16 3EQ
- not rated 2,941 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.