Westcourt Primary School is a primary school located in Gravesend. 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 08/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Silver Road, Gravesend

School Information

Address: Silver Road, Gravesend, DA12 4JG
Website: www.westcourt.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01474566411
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Mags Sexton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144005

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 321
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westcourt Primary School
Silver Road , DA12 4JG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tymberwood Academy
Cerne Road , DA12 4BN
3out of 4 863 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend
Rochester Road , DA12 2SY
3out of 4 902 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Riverview Infant School
Cimba Wood , DA12 4SD
3out of 4 1,399 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Riverview Junior School
Cimba Wood , DA12 4SD
2out of 4 1,413 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Rochester Road , DA12 2JW
3out of 4 767 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Thamesview School
Thong Lane , DA12 4LF
3out of 4 955 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Gravesend Grammar School
Church Walk , DA12 2PR
4out of 4 1,077 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Pelham Road , DA11 0JE
4out of 4 2,637 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saint George's Church of England School
Meadow Road , DA11 7LS
3out of 4 2,378 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service
Richmond Drive , DA12 4DJ
- not rated 171 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
LINK19 College
Lower Higham Road , Based at North Kent College DA12 2JJ
- not rated 448 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ifield School
Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT
4out of 4 2,014 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
Pier View Academy
42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX
- not rated 2,046 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bronte School
7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN
- not rated 2,554 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.