Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy is a secondary school located in Dartford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2019. 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 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Iron Mill Lane, Dartford

School Information

Address: Iron Mill Lane, Dartford, DA1 4RS
Website: https://www.habscrayford.org.uk/
Telephone: 01322402180
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Wheatley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135951

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1150
Number of Pupils: 1054
Number of Boys: 525
Number of Girls: 529

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 0.7
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -0.6 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.44 to -0.06
Of the 173 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 170 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.51
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School
Iron Mill Lane , Crayford DA1 4RW 		3out of 4 528 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Temple Grove
Iron Mill Lane , Crayford DA1 4RS 		- not rated 543 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Old Road , Crayford DA1 4DZ 		3out of 4 850 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Mayplace Primary School
Woodside Road , DA7 6EQ 		3out of 4 1,254 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wentworth Primary School
Wentworth Drive , DA1 3NG 		3out of 4 1,415 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy
Iron Mill Lane , Crayford DA1 4RS 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Catholic School
Watling Street , DA6 7QJ 		3out of 4 1,990 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Dartford Grammar School
West Hill , DA1 2HW 		4out of 4 2,091 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Halcot Avenue , DA6 7QB 		3out of 4 2,117 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT 		4out of 4 2,137 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT 		- not rated 3,140 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shenstone School
94 Old Road , DA1 4DZ 		3out of 4 886 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road , DA7 6LB 		3out of 4 1,147 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodside Academy
Colyers Lane , DA8 3PB 		3out of 4 2,067 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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