Horsted Junior School is a primary school located in Chatham. 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 01/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Barberry Avenue, Chatham

School Information

Address: Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF
Website: www.horstedschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01634335400
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Geary
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118477

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 248
Number of Pupils: 245
Number of Boys: 135
Number of Girls: 110

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.7
Writing
N/A: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horsted Junior School
Barberry Avenue , ME5 9TF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Horsted Infant School
Barberry Avenue , ME5 9TF
4out of 4 90 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oaklands School
Weedswood Road , Walderslade ME5 0QS
- not rated 879 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Bleakwood Road , ME5 0NF
4out of 4 1,143 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road , Walderslade ME5 8BJ
3out of 4 1,524 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenacre Academy
157 Walderslade Road , Walderslade ME5 0LP
3out of 4 1,068 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE
2out of 4 1,107 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 1,874 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 2,087 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road , ME1 3EL
4out of 4 2,677 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,237 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 1,237 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,365 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 1,911 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 3,036 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.