Velmead Junior School is a primary school located in Fleet. 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 11/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Velmead Road, Fleet, GU52 7LG
Website: http://www.velmead.hants.sch.uk
Telephone: 01252628704
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andy Howard
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 116054

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 368
Number of Pupils: 423
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 215

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.5
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:29%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
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
Velmead Junior School
Velmead Road , GU52 7LG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fleet Infant School
Velmead Road , GU52 7LQ 		4out of 4 70 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Heatherside Infant School
Reading Road South , GU52 7TH 		4out of 4 1,047 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Heatherside Junior School
Reading Road South , GU52 7TH 		4out of 4 1,047 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tweseldown Infant School
Nepal Gardens , Church Crookham GU52 8LL 		4out of 4 1,802 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Court Moor School
Spring Woods , GU52 7RY 		3out of 4 1,501 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Calthorpe Park School
Hitches Lane , GU51 5JA 		3out of 4 2,758 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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