Whitmore Primary School and Nursery is a primary school located in Basildon. 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 26/04/2013. 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 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitmore Way, Basildon, SS14 2TP
Website: www.whitmore-pri.essex.sch.uk
Telephone: 01268520435
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nina Kemp
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143126

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 682
Number of Pupils: 655
Number of Boys: 335
Number of Girls: 320

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1
Writing
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.2 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
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
Whitmore Primary School and Nursery
Whitmore Way , SS14 2TP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Willows Primary School
Church Road , SS14 2EX 		3out of 4 943 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fairhouse Community Primary School
Long Riding , SS14 1QP 		3out of 4 1,491 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Greensted Junior School
Kirby Road , SS14 1RX 		4out of 4 1,570 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greensted Infant School and Nursery
Kirby Road , SS14 1RX 		3out of 4 1,570 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Basildon Lower Academy
Timberlog Close , Timberlog Lane SS14 1UX 		3out of 4 1,231 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
De La Salle School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		3out of 4 1,335 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Basildon Upper Academy
Wickford Avenue , SS13 3HL 		3out of 4 2,361 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlands School
Woodlands Approach , SS16 5BA 		3out of 4 2,967 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Pioneer School
Ghyllgrove , SS14 2LA 		4out of 4 1,076 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive , SS12 0PW 		3out of 4 3,087 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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