Saxon Way Primary School is a primary school located in Gillingham. 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 09/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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, Gillingham

School Information

Address: , Gillingham, ME7 1SJ
Website: http://www.saxonway-gst.org/
Telephone: 03000658400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Sandow
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139928

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 340
Number of Pupils: 379
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 184

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.4
Maths
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Saxon Way Primary School
, Ingram Road ME7 1SJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Greenfield Road , ME7 1YH
3out of 4 407 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnt Oak Primary School
Richmond Road , ME7 1LS
2out of 4 764 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Barnsole Primary School
Barnsole Road , ME7 2JG
4out of 4 962 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Skinner Street
Skinner Street , ME7 1LG
3out of 4 1,031 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Waterfront UTC
South Side Three Road , ME4 4FQ
1out of 4 1,167 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue , ME7 2LX
3out of 4 1,585 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brompton Academy
Marlborough Road , ME7 5HT
3out of 4 1,787 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road , ME5 7EH
3out of 4 2,228 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
MidKent College
Medway Road , ME7 1FN
- not rated 1,295 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rivermead School
Forge Lane , ME7 1UG
3out of 4 225 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The GFC School
Priestfield Stadium , Redfern Avenue ME7 4DD
- not rated 805 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Will Adams Centre
Woodlands Road , ME7 2BX
3out of 4 1,491 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hospital and Medical Tuition Service
The School Room, Dolphin Ward , Medway Maritime Hospital ME7 5NY
- not rated 1,995 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED
The Historic Dockyard , ME4 4TZ
- not rated 2,412 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.