The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Ashford. 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 13/01/2012. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wesley School Road, Ashford, TN23 5LW
Website: www.john-wesley.org.uk
Telephone: 01233614660
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Rachael Harrington
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133627

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 436
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
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:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Wesley School Road , Cuckoo Lane TN23 5LW 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Chart Primary School
Hoxton Close , Singleton TN23 5LB 		4out of 4 559 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beaver Green Primary School
Cuckoo Lane , TN23 5DA 		3out of 4 702 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Oak Tree Road , TN23 4QR 		3out of 4 1,492 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford
Noakes Meadow , TN23 4RB 		3out of 4 1,500 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road , TN24 8UD 		4out of 4 3,058 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
Millbank Road , Kingsnorth TN23 3HG 		3out of 4 1,407 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Great Chart Bypass , TN23 4ER 		3out of 4 1,497 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Goldwyn Sixth Form College
Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB 		- not rated 2,164 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Goldwyn School
Godinton Lane , Great Chart TN23 3BT 		4out of 4 3,196 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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