Vale View Community School is a primary school located in Dover. 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 20/06/2013. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Vale View Road, Dover

School Information

Address: Vale View Road, Dover, CT17 9NP
Website: www.vale-view.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01304202821
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Sprigmore
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145355

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 121

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.8 to 1.3
Writing
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 4.1
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vale View Community School
Vale View Road , Elms Vale CT17 9NP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Priory Fields School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0FS
3out of 4 443 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Martin's School
Markland Road , CT17 9LY
3out of 4 520 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
White Cliffs Primary School
St Radigund's Road , CT17 0LB
3out of 4 1,128 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Barton Junior School
Barton Road , CT16 2ND
3out of 4 1,480 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astor Secondary School
Astor Avenue , CT17 0AS
2out of 4 546 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Astor Avenue , CT17 0DQ
3out of 4 605 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Frith Road , CT16 2PZ
4out of 4 1,489 yd Community school No Girls More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB
2out of 4 1,740 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue , Whitfield CT16 2EG
2out of 4 3,107 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dover College
Effingham Crescent , CT17 9RH
- not rated 1,060 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Elms School
Elms Vale Road , CT17 9PS
3out of 4 1,362 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.