Foster's Primary School is a primary school located in Welling. 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 03/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Westbrooke Road, Welling, DA16 1PN
Website: www.fosters.bexley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02082987336
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jason Hemley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101451

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 458
Number of Boys: 223
Number of Girls: 235

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

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Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
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Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Foster's Primary School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Welling School
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Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Aspire Academy Bexley
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- not ratedPark View Academy
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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.