Joseph Hood Primary School is a primary school located in London. 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 08/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing 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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Whatley Avenue, London

School Information

Address: Whatley Avenue, London, SW20 9NS
Website: www.josephhood.merton.sch.uk
Telephone: 02085422471
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Merton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anita Saville
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 102634

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 404
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.7
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.4 to 6.7

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:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Joseph Hood Primary School
Whatley Avenue, Raynes Park SW20 9NS 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wimbledon Chase Primary School
Merton Hall Road, SW19 3QB 		862 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hillcross Primary School
Ashridge Way, SM4 4EE 		1,004 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Merton Park Primary School
Church Lane, Merton Park SW19 3HQ 		1,066 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Poplar Primary School
Poplar Road South, Merton Park SW19 3JZ 		1,177 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Rutlish School
Watery Lane, Merton Park SW20 9AD 		586 yd Voluntary controlled school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Ursuline High School Wimbledon
Crescent Road, Wimbledon SW20 8HA 		1,264 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Wimbledon College
Edge Hill, SW19 4NS 		1,692 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Raynes Park High School
Bushey Road, SW20 0JL 		1,888 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Academy Wimbledon
59 High Path, SW19 2JY 		2,267 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWimbledon School of Art
Merton Hall Road, SW19 3QA 		909 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall School Wimbledon
17 the Downs, Wimbledon SW20 8HF 		1,192 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUrsuline Preparatory School
18 The Downs, Wimbledon SW20 8HR 		1,358 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorwegian School in London
28 Arterberry Rd, Wimbledon SW20 8AH 		1,519 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Norwegian Kindergarten In London
28 Arterberry Road, SW20 8AH 		1,519 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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