Five Acre Wood School is a school located in Maidstone. 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 26/03/2015. 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 9.5%, which is 5.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Boughton Lane, Maidstone, ME15 9QF
Website: http://www.fiveacrewood.co.uk
Telephone: 01622743925
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Peggy Murphy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119055

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 680
Number of Pupils: 628
Number of Boys: 430
Number of Girls: 198

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -7.1 to -2.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.9 to -2.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.3 Confidence interval -7.5 to -3.1

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
Tiger Primary School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL 		3out of 4 104 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Oaks Primary Academy
Oak Tree Avenue , ME15 9AX 		3out of 4 474 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Molehill Primary Academy
Hereford Road , ME15 7ND 		3out of 4 877 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loose Primary School
Loose Road , ME15 9UW 		4out of 4 1,079 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Park Way Primary School
Park Way , ME15 7AH 		3out of 4 1,363 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QL 		2out of 4 104 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road , ME15 7BT 		3out of 4 1,923 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Cornwallis Academy
Hubbards Lane , Linton ME17 4HX 		3out of 4 2,523 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT 		4out of 4 2,970 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ 		- not rated 3,011 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Five Acre Wood School
Boughton Lane , ME15 9QF 		4out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus
Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT 		- not rated 2,507 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF 		- not rated 3,170 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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