Joydens Wood Junior School is a primary school located in Dartford. 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 05/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Birchwood Drive, Dartford

School Information

Address: Birchwood Drive, Dartford, DA2 7NE
Website: http://www.joydens-wood-junior.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01322522151
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jacqueline Watson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137661

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 280
Number of Pupils: 324
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 155

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.4
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.3
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:26%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Joydens Wood Junior School
Birchwood Drive , Wilmington DA2 7NE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Joydens Wood Infant School
Park Way , DA5 2JD 		3out of 4 100 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Maypole Primary School
Franklin Road , DA2 7UZ 		3out of 4 563 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hextable Primary School
Rowhill Road , Hextable BR8 7RL 		3out of 4 1,493 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wilmington Primary School
Common Lane , Wilmington DA2 7DF 		3out of 4 1,614 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wilmington Academy
Common Lane , DA2 7DR 		3out of 4 1,299 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Wilmington Grange , Parsons Lane DA2 7BB 		4out of 4 1,434 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Common Lane , Wilmington DA2 7DA 		3out of 4 1,447 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College
Heath Lane , DA1 2LY 		3out of 4 2,796 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT 		4out of 4 2,957 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Kent College
Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT 		- not rated 2,129 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Annex School House
Pembroke House , Leyden Hatch Lane BR8 7PS 		- not rated 2,529 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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