Parkwood Academy is a primary school located in Chelmsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.5%, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford

School Information

Address: Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2DX
Website:
Telephone: 01245354605
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Martyn Clarke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141355

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 98

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 27.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.5
Maths
N/A: 2.1 Confidence interval 0 to 4.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tanglewood Nursery School
Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX 		4out of 4 114 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkwood Academy
Melbourne Avenue , CM1 2DX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Tennyson Road , CM1 4HY 		- not rated 440 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kings Road Primary School
Kings Road , CM1 2BB 		3out of 4 727 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School
Dickens Place , Copperfield Road CM1 4UU 		4out of 4 961 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery
Trent Road , CM1 2JH 		- not rated 1,117 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Patching Hall Lane , CM1 4BS 		3out of 4 671 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Broomfield Road , CM1 1RW 		4out of 4 1,209 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Broomfield Road , CM1 3SX 		4out of 4 1,344 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Boswells School
Burnham Road , CM1 6LY 		3out of 4 2,668 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hylands School
Chelmsford Road , Writtle CM1 3ET 		2out of 4 2,724 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chelmsford College
Moulsham Street , CM2 0JQ 		- not rated 3,110 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbus School and College
Oliver Way , CM1 4ZB 		4out of 4 570 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Anglia Ruskin University
Rivermead Campus , Bishop Hall Lane CM1 1SQ 		- not rated 1,756 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Community College Initiative Ltd
Unit 36 , Waterhouse Business Centre CM1 2QE 		- not rated 2,487 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Writtle University College
Lordship Road , CM1 3RR 		- not rated 2,524 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chelmsford Hospital School
Stump Lane , Springfield Green CM1 7SJ 		- not rated 2,675 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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