Kingsdown School is a school located in Southend-on-Sea. 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 20/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.8%, which is 5.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea

School Information

Address: Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Website: www.kingsdownschool.org
Telephone: 01702527486
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Louise Robinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144692

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 14
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 124
Number of Boys: 70
Number of Girls: 54

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -7.9 to -0.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -7.3 to -0.9
Maths
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -5.6 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
Rayleigh Road , SS9 5UT
3out of 4 179 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Heycroft Primary School
Benvenue Avenue , Eastwood SS9 5SJ
3out of 4 561 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blenheim Primary School
School Way , SS9 4HX
3out of 4 1,188 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Edwards Hall Primary School
Macmurdo Road , SS9 5AQ
3out of 4 1,651 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive , SS9 3JS
3out of 4 1,845 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road , SS9 5UU
4out of 4 271 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BW
3out of 4 1,332 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BS
4out of 4 1,568 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BP
4out of 4 1,577 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
2out of 4 2,257 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane , SS2 6XT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens , SS9 4AW
4out of 4 931 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Estuary High School
820 London Road , SS9 3NH
- not rated 2,240 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
3out of 4 2,257 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road , SS9 1LE
- not rated 2,617 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.