The Wyvern School (Buxford) is a 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 27/09/2012. 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 11.6%, which is 7.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, TN23 4ER
Website:
Telephone: 01233621302
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr J Somers
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131748

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 315
Number of Boys: 218
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 37.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3.5 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.8
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Godinton Primary School
Lockholt Close , TN23 3JR 		3out of 4 900 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Great Chart Primary School
Hoxton Close , Singleton TN23 5LB 		4out of 4 943 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School
Oak Tree Road , TN23 4QR 		3out of 4 1,101 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chilmington Green Primary School
Jemmett Road , TN23 4QE 		- not rated 1,317 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Beaver Green Primary School
Cuckoo Lane , TN23 5DA 		3out of 4 1,414 yd Academy sponsor led Yes 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 1,798 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The North School
Essella Road , TN24 8AL 		3out of 4 3,160 yd Community school No Mixed 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 2,399 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 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Goldwyn Sixth Form College
Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB 		- not rated 1,166 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Goldwyn School
Godinton Lane , Great Chart TN23 3BT 		4out of 4 2,137 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashford School
East Hill , TN24 8PB 		- not rated 2,629 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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