West Kingsdown CofE VC Primary School is a primary school located in Sevenoaks. 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 14/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths 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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Fawkham Road, Sevenoaks

School Information

Address: Fawkham Road, Sevenoaks, TN15 6JP
Website: www.west-kingsdown.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01474853484
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Benjamin Hulme
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130948

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 136
Number of Boys: 70
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.5 to -0.6
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.8 to -2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:46%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kingsdown CofE VC Primary School
Fawkham Road , West Kingsdown TN15 6JP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtley House Independent School
Fawkham Road , West Kingsdown TN15 6AY 		- not rated 799 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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