Wincheap Foundation Primary School is a primary school located in Canterbury. 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 22/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hollow Lane, Canterbury

School Information

Address: Hollow Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3SD
Website: www.wincheap.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01227464134
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Dawson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118867

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 445
Number of Pupils: 440
Number of Boys: 231
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 2.1 to 5.1
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 3.2 to 5.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wincheap Foundation Primary School
Hollow Lane , CT1 3SD
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Canterbury Primary School
City View , Franklyn Road CT2 8PT
3out of 4 1,178 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Methodist Primary School
St Peter's Grove , CT1 2DH
3out of 4 1,315 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury
99 Military Road , CT1 1NE
4out of 4 1,887 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Johns Church of England Primary School
St John's Place , Northgate CT1 1BD
3out of 4 1,941 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Canterbury Academy
Knight Avenue , CT2 8QA
3out of 4 1,160 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Langton Lane , Nackington Road CT4 7AS
4out of 4 1,583 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Barton Court Grammar School
Longport , CT1 1PH
4out of 4 1,821 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Old Dover Road , CT1 3EW
3out of 4 2,130 yd Voluntary controlled school No Girls More About School
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Old Dover Road , CT1 3EN
3out of 4 2,458 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Orchard School
Cambridge Road , CT1 3QQ
3out of 4 626 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Nicholas' School
Holm Oak Close , Nunnery Fields CT1 3JJ
3out of 4 772 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The King's School Canterbury
25 The Precincts , CT1 2ES
- not rated 1,731 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bemix
Roper Road , CT2 7ER
- not rated 1,783 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CATS Canterbury
68 New Dover Road , 68 New Dover Road CT1 3LQ
- not rated 1,797 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.