Wateringbury Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Maidstone. 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 09/11/2017. 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 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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147 Bow Road, Maidstone

School Information

Address: 147 Bow Road, Maidstone, ME18 5EA
Website: www.wateringbury.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01622812199
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Debbie Johnson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118632

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -6.6 to -1.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.2
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School
147 Bow Road , Wateringbury ME18 5EA 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Discovery School
Discovery Drive , Kings Hill ME19 4GJ 		4out of 4 2,697 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Vicarage Road , Yalding ME18 6DP 		3out of 4 3,136 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
Crispin Way , Kings Hill ME19 4LS 		3out of 4 3,166 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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