Westlands Primary School is a primary school located in Sittingbourne. 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 21/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne

School Information

Address: Homewood Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 1XN
Website: www.westlandsprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01795470862
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Mirams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136270

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 568
Number of Boys: 302
Number of Girls: 266

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.7
Writing
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Westlands Primary School
Homewood Avenue , ME10 1XN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
West Ridge , ME10 1UJ 		4out of 4 546 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Minterne Junior School
Minterne Avenue , ME10 1SB 		3out of 4 647 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Oaks Infant School
Gore Court Road , ME10 1GL 		3out of 4 726 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grove Park Primary School
Hilton Drive , ME10 1PT 		3out of 4 1,591 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westlands School
Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF 		3out of 4 944 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Borden Grammar School
Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB 		3out of 4 1,040 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Highsted Grammar School
Highsted Road , ME10 4PT 		4out of 4 1,340 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fulston Manor School
Brenchley Road , ME10 4EG 		3out of 4 1,353 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sittingbourne School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		3out of 4 2,769 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aspire School
Vellum Drive , ME10 5DA 		- not rated 1,458 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
VTC Independent School
Unit 2 , Century 2000 ME10 3DZ 		- not rated 1,886 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Meadowfield School
Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL 		4out of 4 2,680 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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