Wickford Primary School is a primary school located in Wickford. 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 26/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading and progress in writing are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Market Road, Wickford, SS12 0AG
Website: http://wickfordprimary.uk/
Telephone: 01268733071
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lorraine Ramet
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114813

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 552
Number of Pupils: 550
Number of Boys: 279
Number of Girls: 271

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3 to -0.5
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.5 to -1.2
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wickford Primary School
Market Road , SS12 0AG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Crescent Primary School
North Crescent , SS12 9AP 		3out of 4 615 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Wickford Church of England School
Mount Road , SS11 8HE 		4out of 4 1,092 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Primary School
Elder Avenue , SS12 0LR 		2out of 4 1,102 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Runwell Community Primary School
Canewdon Gardens , Runwell SS11 7BJ 		3out of 4 1,240 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bromfords School and Sixth Form College
Grange Avenue , SS12 0LZ 		3out of 4 1,213 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beauchamps High School
Beauchamps Drive , SS11 8LY 		4out of 4 1,880 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castledon School
Bromfords Drive , SS12 0PW 		3out of 4 1,493 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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