Gravel Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Bexleyheath. 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 22/01/2014. 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 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Watling Street, Bexleyheath

School Information

Address: Watling Street, Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ
Website: http://www.gravelhillschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01322521343
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Melanie Neale
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145208

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 399
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 200

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Gravel Hill Primary School
Watling Street, DA6 7QJ 		0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pelham Primary School
Pelham Road, DA7 4HL 		709 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mayplace Primary School
Woodside Road, DA7 6EQ 		998 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Old Road, Crayford DA1 4DZ 		1,350 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Upton Primary School
Iris Avenue, DA5 1HH 		1,569 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Catherine's Catholic School
Watling Street, DA6 7QJ 		199 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Halcot Avenue, DA6 7QB 		308 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
1out of 4Bexleyheath Academy
Woolwich Road, DA6 7DA 		749 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road, DA5 1NE 		975 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Townley Grammar School
Townley Road, DA6 7AB 		1,198 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road, DA7 6LB 		1,044 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Shenstone School
94 Old Road, DA1 4DZ 		1,315 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Woodside Academy
Colyers Lane, DA8 3PB 		2,429 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Aspire Academy Bexley
South Gipsy Road, DA16 1JB 		2,509 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedPark View Academy
146-148 Parkview Road, DA16 1SR 		3,067 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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