Higham Primary School 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 04/10/2013. 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.

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School Lane, Rochester

School Information

Address: School Lane, Rochester, ME3 7JL
Website: www.higham.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01474822535
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Grattan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118262

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 206
Number of Boys: 99
Number of Girls: 107

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 2.4
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.5

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:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Higham Primary School
School Lane , Higham ME3 7JL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shorne Church of England Primary School
Cob Drive , Shorne DA12 3DU 		3out of 4 2,518 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Temple Mill Primary School
Cliffe Road , Strood ME2 3NL 		3out of 4 3,178 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gad's Hill School
Higham , ME3 7PA 		- not rated 1,550 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Court Foundation Special School
Rede Court Road , Strood ME2 3SP 		4out of 4 2,870 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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