Woolenwick Junior School is a primary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bridge Road West, Stevenage, SG1 2NU
Website: http://www.woolenwickjm.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01438216565
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Pallant
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117322

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.7 to -2.3
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.3 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woolenwick Junior School
Bridge Road West , SG1 2NU 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School
Bridge Road West , SG1 2NU 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
Letchmore Road , SG1 3PS 		4out of 4 1,122 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fairlands Primary School
Pound Avenue , SG1 3JA 		3out of 4 1,268 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Almond Hill Junior School
Almonds Lane , SG1 3RP 		3out of 4 1,759 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street , SG1 3BE 		3out of 4 945 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road , SG1 4AE 		3out of 4 1,244 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barclay Academy
Walkern Road , SG1 3RB 		2out of 4 1,247 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Marriotts School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT 		3out of 4 3,094 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way , SG1 1LA 		- not rated 1,998 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larwood School
Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ 		3out of 4 2,088 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lonsdale School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT 		3out of 4 3,089 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Valley School
Broadhall Way , SG2 9BN 		3out of 4 3,188 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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