Howard Junior School is a primary school located in King's Lynn. 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 06/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Parkway, King's Lynn

School Information

Address: Parkway, King's Lynn, PE30 4QJ
Website: http://www.howard-jun.norfolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01553774511
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gregory Hill
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141583

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 229
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.6
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Lynn Nursery School
St James Park , London Road PE30 5PT
3out of 4 1,707 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Oak Academy
Parkway , Gaywood PE30 4QJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Howard Junior School
Parkway , Gaywood PE30 4QJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
William Booth Road , Fairstead PE30 4RR
3out of 4 1,137 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
Field Lane , Gaywood PE30 4AY
3out of 4 1,484 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gaywood Primary School
Field Lane , PE30 4AY
3out of 4 1,518 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Lynn Academy
Queen Mary Road , PE30 4QG
2out of 4 592 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VII Academy
Gaywood Road , PE30 2QB
- not rated 1,145 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Springwood High School
Queensway , Gaywood PE30 4AW
3out of 4 1,511 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The College of West Anglia
Tennyson Avenue , PE30 2QW
- not rated 1,266 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
Winston Churchill Drive , Fairstead PE30 4RP
3out of 4 1,329 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Visiting Teacher Service West
, Gaywood PE30 5DR
- not rated 2,145 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Fen Rivers Academy
Kilhams Way , PE30 2HU
- not rated 2,755 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.