New Horizons Children's Academy is a primary school located in Chatham. 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 11/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Park Crescent, Chatham

School Information

Address: Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR
Website: http://www.newhorizonschildrensacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 03333602115
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Cormac Murphy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140215

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 624
Number of Boys: 321
Number of Girls: 303

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 7.6 Confidence interval 5.9 to 9.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.5 Confidence interval 5 to 8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

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

School:32%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:112
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:112
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Horizons Children's Academy
Park Crescent , ME4 6NR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wayfield Primary School
Wayfield Road , ME5 0HH
3out of 4 791 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Balfour Infant School
Pattens Lane , ME1 2QT
3out of 4 876 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Greenvale Primary School
Symons Avenue , ME4 5UP
3out of 4 1,073 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Balfour Junior School
Balfour Road , ME4 6QX
3out of 4 1,136 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 238 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road , ME4 5JB
3out of 4 990 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 1,417 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street , ME4 6SG
3out of 4 1,613 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walderslade Girls' School
Bradfields Avenue , Walderslade ME5 0LE
2out of 4 1,670 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 1,142 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,165 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 1,514 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 1,514 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 1,996 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.