Hempstead Junior School is a primary school located in Gillingham. 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 11/10/2013. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Birch Grove, Gillingham, ME7 3HJ
Website: www.hempsteadjnr.medway.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01634371823
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Cross
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118423

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 337
Number of Boys: 171
Number of Girls: 166

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1 to 1.6
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Hempstead Junior School
Birch Grove , Hempstead ME7 3HJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hempstead Infant School
Hempstead Road , Hempstead ME7 3QG 		3out of 4 162 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fairview Community Primary School
Drewery Drive , Wigmore ME8 0NU 		3out of 4 1,153 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Deanwood Primary School
Long Catlis Road , Parkwood ME8 9TX 		3out of 4 1,586 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Deanwood Drive , Rainham ME8 9NP 		3out of 4 1,933 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 2,411 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Howard School
Derwent Way , Rainham ME8 0BX 		3out of 4 2,539 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bryony School
157 Marshall Road , Rainham ME8 0AJ 		- not rated 1,713 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Danecourt School
Hotel Road , ME8 6AA 		3out of 4 2,952 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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