Gordons Children's Academy, Junior is a primary school located in Rochester. 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 08/02/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gordon Road, Rochester, ME2 3HQ
Website: https://www.gordonchildrensacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 03333602110
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jody Murphy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140606

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 400
Number of Pupils: 341
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 1.5 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.8
Writing
N/A: 1.1 Confidence interval 0 to 2.3
Maths
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Gordons Children's Academy, Junior
Gordon Road , Strood ME2 3HQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Gordons Children's Academy, Infant
Gordon Road , Strood ME2 3HQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
London Road , Strood ME2 3HU 		4out of 4 309 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
All Faiths Children's Academy
Gun Lane , Strood ME2 4UF 		2out of 4 442 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Frindsbury Road , Strood ME2 4JA 		3out of 4 946 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Strood Academy
Carnation Road , Strood ME2 2SX 		3out of 4 1,708 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Fort Pitt Hill , ME4 6TJ 		4out of 4 2,997 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rede Court Road , Strood ME2 3SP 		4out of 4 798 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Manorway Independent School
The Old St Justus Church , Strood ME2 2HG 		- not rated 942 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's School, Rochester
Satis House , Boley Hill ME1 1TE 		- not rated 1,566 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School (Rochester)
24 - 26 Watts Avenue , ME1 1SA 		- not rated 1,995 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rochester Independent College
Star Hill , ME1 1XF 		- not rated 2,398 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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