North Crescent Primary School is a primary school located in Wickford. 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 09/10/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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North Crescent, Wickford

School Information

Address: North Crescent, Wickford, SS12 9AP
Website: www.northcrescent.org
Telephone: 01268765905
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Walker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145049

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 188
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.4 to -2.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.3 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Crescent Primary School
North Crescent , SS12 9AP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wickford Primary School
Market Road , SS12 0AG
3out of 4 615 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oakfield Primary School
Scott Drive , SS12 9PW
3out of 4 870 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Wickford Church of England School
Mount Road , SS11 8HE
4out of 4 1,017 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Primary School
Elder Avenue , SS12 0LR
2out of 4 1,064 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College
Grange Avenue , SS12 0LZ
3out of 4 1,091 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beauchamps High School
Beauchamps Drive , SS11 8LY
4out of 4 1,639 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive , SS12 0PW
3out of 4 1,221 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.