Wickham Common Primary School is a primary school located in West Wickham. 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 21/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Gates Green Road, West Wickham

School Information

Address: Gates Green Road, West Wickham, BR4 9DG
Website: www.wickhamcommon.bromley.sch.uk
Telephone: 02084624927
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bromley
Headteacher / Principal: Deborah Allis
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142301

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 411
Number of Pupils: 408
Number of Boys: 216
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.2
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.8
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Wickham Common Primary School
Gates Green Road, Coney Hall BR4 9DG
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Keston Church of England Primary School
Lakes Road, BR2 6BN
1,642 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hayes Primary School
George Lane, Hayes BR2 7LQ
1,853 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hawes Down Primary School
The Mead, BR4 0BA
1,899 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
1out of 4Castle Hill Academy
Dunley Drive, New Addington CR0 0RJ
2,581 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Hayes School
West Common Road, Hayes BR2 7DB
1,198 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ravens Wood School
Oakley Road, BR2 8HP
1,901 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
3out of 4Bishop Justus CofE School
Magpie Hall Lane, BR2 8HZ
3,097 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLondon South East Colleges
Rookery Lane, BR2 8HE
3,142 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLivability Nash College
Croydon Road, Hayes BR2 7AG
898 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBaston House School
Baston Road, Hayes BR2 7AB
1,188 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWickham Court School
Layhams Road, BR4 9HW
1,227 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Glebe School
Hawes Lane, BR4 9AE
1,828 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedTLC The Learning Centre
Princes Plain, Bromley BR2 8LD
3,191 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.