The Sweyne Park School is a secondary school located in Rayleigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/05/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Website: http://sweynepark.com/
Telephone: 01268784721
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katharine Dines
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139534

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/05/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1520
Number of Pupils: 1489
Number of Boys: 710
Number of Girls: 779

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.25 to 0.07
Of the 252 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 248 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.11
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glebe Primary School
Creswick Avenue , SS6 9HG
3out of 4 392 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Down Hall Primary School
Brooklyn Drive , SS6 9LW
3out of 4 700 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Nicholas' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Rawreth
Priory Chase , SS6 9NE
3out of 4 831 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Edward Francis Primary School
Uplands Park Road , SS6 8AJ
3out of 4 1,130 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School
Little Wheatley Chase , SS6 9EH
3out of 4 1,146 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sweyne Park School
Sir Walter Raleigh Drive , SS6 9BZ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The FitzWimarc School
Hockley Road , SS6 8EB
2out of 4 1,200 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Karalius Foundation
Rayleigh Town Sports & Social Club , London Road SS6 9DT
- not rated 952 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.