Garden City Academy is a primary school located in Letchworth Garden City. 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 10/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Radburn Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2JZ
Website: www.gardencityacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01462621800
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachael Stevenson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138389

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.3 to 6.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.5 to 6.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weston Way Nursery School
Weston Way , SG7 6HD
4out of 4 1,737 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Garden City Academy
Radburn Way , SG6 2JZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Pixmore Junior School
Rushby Mead , SG6 1RS
3out of 4 989 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery
Ridge Avenue , SG6 1QE
3out of 4 1,054 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lordship Farm Primary School
Fouracres , SG6 3UF
3out of 4 1,436 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Junior Mixed School
St Mary's Way , SG7 6HY
3out of 4 1,457 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Knights Templar School
Park Street , SG7 6DZ
3out of 4 2,223 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Highfield School
Highfield , SG6 3QA
3out of 4 2,533 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Fearnhill School
Icknield Way West , SG6 4BA
2out of 4 2,921 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Pryor Way , SG6 2PT
3out of 4 520 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
St Christopher School
Barrington Road , SG6 3JZ
- not rated 1,464 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis College
Broadway , SG6 3PJ
- not rated 1,778 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Brandles School
Weston Way , SG7 6EY
- not rated 1,926 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Boys More About School
North Herts Education Support Centre
Briar Patch Lane , SG6 3LY
4out of 4 2,529 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.