Water Meadows Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/03/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.8%, which is 2.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury

School Information

Address: Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury, CT3 4HS
Website: www.watermeadows.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01227710414
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ben Martin
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138579

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 150
Number of Pupils: 98
Number of Boys: 49
Number of Girls: 49

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: 4.7 Confidence interval 0.1 to 9.2
Writing
N/A: 4.2 Confidence interval 0 to 8.4
Maths
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 6.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:100%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
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
Water Meadows Primary School
Shaftesbury Road , Hersden CT3 4HS 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hoath Primary School
School Lane , Hoath CT3 4LA 		3out of 4 2,425 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sturry Church of England Primary School
Park View , Sturry CT2 0NR 		4out of 4 2,687 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Chislet Church of England Primary School
Church Lane , Chislet CT3 4DU 		3out of 4 3,257 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spires Academy
Bredlands Lane , Sturry CT2 0HD 		3out of 4 881 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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