Preston Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury. 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 17/07/2013. 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 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Mill Lane, Canterbury

School Information

Address: Mill Lane, Canterbury, CT3 1HB
Website: www.prestonprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01227722235
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Linda Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118401

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 133
Number of Pupils: 128
Number of Boys: 59
Number of Girls: 69

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 1.6 to 7.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1.3 to 6.5
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 1.6 to 6.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

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

School:37%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.