Farnborough Primary School is a primary school located in Orpington. 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 28/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Farnborough Hill, Orpington

School Information

Address: Farnborough Hill, Orpington, BR6 7EQ
Website: www.farnboroughprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01689853295
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Angela James
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 268
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.2
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farnborough Primary School
Farnborough Hill , Farnborough BR6 7EQ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tubbenden Primary School
Sandy Bury , BR6 9SD 		3out of 4 970 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Darrick Wood Junior School
Lovibonds Avenue , BR6 8ER 		3out of 4 1,100 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Darrick Wood Infant & Nursery School
Lovibonds Avenue , BR6 8ER 		4out of 4 1,100 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Warren Road Primary School
Warren Road , BR6 6JF 		4out of 4 1,354 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newstead Wood School
Avebury Road , BR6 9SA 		4out of 4 1,036 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Darrick Wood School
Lovibonds Avenue , BR6 8ER 		3out of 4 1,100 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Goddington Lane , BR6 9SH 		4out of 4 2,466 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Ravens Wood School
Oakley Road , BR2 8HP 		3out of 4 3,192 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dorton College of Further Education
'The Hive' - Orpington Campus , Bromley BR6 0TE 		- not rated 2,999 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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