Walkern Primary School is a primary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 18/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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High Street, Stevenage

School Information

Address: High Street, Stevenage, SG2 7NS
Website: http://www.walkern.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438861285
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonty Hall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117154

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 146
Number of Pupils: 131
Number of Boys: 67
Number of Girls: 64

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -9.3 Confidence interval -13.3 to -5.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -8.2 to -0.7
Maths
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -6.8 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:33%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walkern Primary School
High Street , Walkern SG2 7NS 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Benington Church of England Primary School
Walkern Road , Benington SG2 7LP 		3out of 4 2,534 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School Lane , Ardeley SG2 7AJ 		3out of 4 2,554 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lodge Farm Primary School
Mobbsbury Way , Chells SG2 0HP 		3out of 4 3,168 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Camps Hill Primary School
Chells Way , SG2 0LT 		3out of 4 3,265 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way , SG2 0HS 		3out of 4 3,069 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ 		3out of 4 3,265 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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