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

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hayes School
West Common Road , Hayes BR2 7DB
4out of 4 1,198 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ravens Wood School
Oakley Road , BR2 8HP
3out of 4 1,901 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Bishop Justus CofE School
Magpie Hall Lane , BR2 8HZ
3out of 4 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
London South East Colleges
Rookery Lane , BR2 8HE
- not rated 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
Livability Nash College
Croydon Road , Hayes BR2 7AG
- not rated 898 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Baston House School
Baston Road , Hayes BR2 7AB
- not rated 1,188 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wickham Court School
Layhams Road , BR4 9HW
- not rated 1,227 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Glebe School
Hawes Lane , BR4 9AE
4out of 4 1,828 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TLC The Learning Centre
Princes Plain , Bromley BR2 8LD
- not rated 3,191 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.