Thriftwood School is a school located in Chelmsford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Slades Lane, Chelmsford

School Information

Address: Slades Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 8RW
Website: http://www.thriftwoodschool.com
Telephone: 01245266880
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Georgina Pryke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137554

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 260
Number of Pupils: 253
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 76

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 25% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -8.4 Confidence interval -12.2 to -4.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -7.3 Confidence interval -10.9 to -3.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -10.1 Confidence interval -13.4 to -6.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcroft Nursery School
Dorset Avenue , Great Baddow CM2 9UB
3out of 4 2,454 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Barnard Road , Galleywood CM2 8RR
3out of 4 678 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Galleywood Infant School
Barnard Road , Galleywood CM2 8RR
4out of 4 693 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mildmay Infant and Nursery School
Robin Way , Galleywood Road CM2 8AU
4out of 4 1,068 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mildmay Junior School
Robin Way , CM2 8AU
2out of 4 1,068 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beehive Lane Community Primary School
Beehive Lane , Great Baddow CM2 9SR
4out of 4 1,608 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Baddow High School
Duffield Road , Beehive Lane CM2 9RZ
3out of 4 1,993 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moulsham High School
Brian Close , CM2 9ES
3out of 4 1,996 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chelmsford College
Moulsham Street , CM2 0JQ
- not rated 2,739 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thriftwood School
Slades Lane , Galleywood CM2 8RW
4out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Widford Lodge Preparatory School
Widford Road , Chelmsford CM2 9AN
- not rated 2,317 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cedd's School
178a New London Road , CM2 0AR
- not rated 3,094 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's School
154 London Road , CM2 0AW
- not rated 3,141 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.