Royal Park Primary Academy is a primary school located in Sidcup. 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 07/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Riverside Road, Sidcup, DA14 4PX
Website: http://www.royalpark-tkat.org
Telephone: 02083007646
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Penny Holmes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142723

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 416
Number of Pupils: 395
Number of Boys: 207
Number of Girls: 188

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.7
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Royal Park Primary Academy
Riverside Road , DA14 4PX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hurst Primary School
Dorchester Avenue , DA5 3AJ 		3out of 4 1,303 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Old Bexley Church of England School
Hurst Road , DA5 3JR 		3out of 4 1,467 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Baugh Road , Footscray DA14 5ED 		3out of 4 1,529 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hope Community School
167 Rectory Lane , DA14 5BU 		2out of 4 1,551 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cleeve Park School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		3out of 4 768 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hurstmere School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AW 		2out of 4 1,470 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Hurst Road , DA15 9AG 		3out of 4 1,747 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Townley Grammar School
Townley Road , DA6 7AB 		4out of 4 2,507 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road , DA5 1NE 		4out of 4 2,524 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cleeve Meadow School
Bexley Lane , DA14 4JN 		- not rated 768 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Merton Court School
38 Knoll Road , DA14 4QU 		- not rated 1,505 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rose Bruford College
Lamorbey Park , Burnt Oak Lane DA15 9DF 		- not rated 1,987 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
West Lodge School
36 Station Road , Sidcup DA15 7DU 		- not rated 2,084 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Benedict House Preparatory School
1-5 Victoria Road , DA15 7HD 		- not rated 2,285 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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