St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe

Type Primary
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Street
Cliffe
Rochester
Kent
ME3 7PU
Phone 01634220246
Reference Number 118641

Description

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St Helen's Church of England Primary School is a warm and friendly single-form entry primary institution nestled in the picturesque village of Cliffe, located on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, UK. With a peaceful village setting, the school occupies a well-maintained one-story building and expansive grounds for outdoor learning. The school prides itself on its enthusiastic, well-behaved student body, who benefit from an attentive and industrious staff team that displays support, capability, and a delightful sense of humor.

St Helen's values positive relationships with its local church and the Cliffe community, and encourages strong, friendly collaboration between staff, parents, and governors. Founded upon these robust community ties, the school aims for "Playing together, learning together, growing together" on its journey toward good and outstanding educational achievements.

Some key aspects of St Helen's include a family atmosphere, well-summarized parent comments such as "Friendly! Family feel!" and "'Good, caring, friendly staff'". The school office can be contacted for enquiries, and to arrange an informal visit, guided by the head teacher, Mrs. Jarvis, the chair of governing body, Mr. Ian Chappell, or SENCo, Mrs. Le Mar. The school is accessible under the contact details provided, and it offers ongoing updates and opportunities for those interested in teaching or volunteering roles.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 211
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.71%
Girls: 49.29%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 29
2 32
3 31
4 31
5 30
6 32

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-06-25
Date Description Report
2019-06-04 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-11-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-01-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-10-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-07-11 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 104 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.7 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 4.9 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 0.7 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 17 2
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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