South Avenue Primary School is a primary school located in Sittingbourne. 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 04/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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South Avenue, Sittingbourne

School Information

Address: South Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4SU
Website: www.southavenue.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01795477750
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Tracy Cadwallader
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140521

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 414
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2
Writing
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3 to -0.1
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
South Avenue Primary School
South Avenue , ME10 4SU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canterbury Road Primary School
School Road , ME10 4SE 		3out of 4 431 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sunny Bank Primary School
Sunny Bank , Murston ME10 3QN 		- not rated 1,229 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Lansdowne Primary School
Gladstone Drive , ME10 3BH 		3out of 4 1,268 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Oaks Infant School
Gore Court Road , ME10 1GL 		3out of 4 1,487 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road , ME10 4PT 		4out of 4 553 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road , ME10 4EG 		3out of 4 638 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB 		3out of 4 729 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		3out of 4 1,022 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF 		3out of 4 2,635 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
VTC Independent School
Unit 2 , Century 2000 ME10 3DZ 		- not rated 500 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		4out of 4 924 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Aspire School
Vellum Drive , ME10 5DA 		- not rated 2,743 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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