Willesborough Junior School is a primary school located in Ashford. 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 09/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highfield Road, Ashford

School Information

Address: Highfield Road, Ashford, TN24 0JU
Website: www.willesborough-js.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01233620405
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Fran Rusbridge
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118371

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 510
Number of Pupils: 503
Number of Boys: 263
Number of Girls: 240

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.2 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.3
Writing
Below Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to -0.2
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.8 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Willesborough Junior School
Highfield Road , Willesborough TN24 0JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Willesborough Infant School
Church Road , Willesborough TN24 0JZ 		3out of 4 106 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
East Stour Primary School
Earlsworth Road , South Willesborough TN24 0DW 		3out of 4 1,704 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road , TN23 7HQ 		3out of 4 2,599 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Finberry Primary School
Avocet Way , Finberry TN25 7GS 		3out of 4 2,658 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ 		3out of 4 1,301 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The North School
Essella Road , TN24 8AL 		3out of 4 1,390 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL 		- not rated 1,363 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashford School
East Hill , TN24 8PB 		- not rated 2,237 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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