Meopham Community Academy is a primary school located in Gravesend. 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 26/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Longfield Road, Gravesend, DA13 0JW
Website: http://www.meophamca.com
Telephone: 01474812259
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Michele Sowden-Mehta
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136351

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 432
Number of Boys: 220
Number of Girls: 212

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meopham Community Academy
Longfield Road , Meopham DA13 0JW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meopham School
Wrotham Road , Meopham DA13 0AH
4out of 4 904 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Helen Allison School
Longfield Road , Meopham DA13 0EW
- not rated 187 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.