Lynsted and Norton Primary School is a primary school located in Sittingbourne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/09/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lynsted Lane, Sittingbourne

School Information

Address: Lynsted Lane, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
Website: www.lynsted-norton.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01795521362
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine McLaughlin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137467

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 58
Number of Boys: 30
Number of Girls: 28

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -7.6 to -0.9
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -3 to 3
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -6.6 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lynsted and Norton Primary School
Lynsted Lane , Lynsted ME9 0RL
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School
Station Road , Teynham ME9 9BQ
3out of 4 2,078 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
School Lane , Bapchild ME9 9NL
3out of 4 2,738 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Rodmersham School
Rodmersham Green , ME9 0PS
4out of 4 3,102 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL
3out of 4 3,209 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alchemy School
72 Station Road , Teynham ME9 9SN
- not rated 2,015 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
ISP School
Castlewood Farm , Conyer Road ME9 9EA
- not rated 2,838 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.