Whitfield Aspen School is a primary school located in Dover. 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 26/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mayfield Road, Dover

School Information

Address: Mayfield Road, Dover, CT16 3LJ
Website: www.whitfieldaspenschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01304821526
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jason Cook
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118459

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 514
Number of Pupils: 518
Number of Boys: 286
Number of Girls: 232

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 12% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitfield Aspen School
Mayfield Road , Whitfield CT16 3LJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Green Park Community Primary School
The Linces , Buckland CT16 2BN 		4out of 4 1,741 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School
3-4 Brookside , Temple Ewell CT16 3DT 		4out of 4 2,157 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
River Primary School
Lewisham Road , River CT17 0PP 		4out of 4 2,290 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School
Heathfield Avenue , CT16 2PB 		4out of 4 2,528 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dover Christ Church Academy
Melbourne Avenue , Whitfield CT16 2EG 		2out of 4 1,293 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School
Old Charlton Road , CT16 2QB 		2out of 4 3,052 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Duke of York's Royal Military School
Duke of York's Royal Military School , CT15 5EQ 		3out of 4 3,201 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sallygate School
Channels & Choices , Kearsney Manor CT16 3EQ 		- not rated 2,085 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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