Tymberwood Academy

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cerne Road
Gravesend
Kent
DA12 4BN
Phone 01474361193
Reference Number 140167

Tymberwood Academy continues to perform well as a good school, providing a vibrant and supportive environment for its pupils. The school is noted for its inclusivity, especially in accommodating pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who receive tailored support to engage fully in school life. Pupils enjoy a wide array of extracurricular activities and display a strong understanding of their responsibilities towards others. Leaders are ambitious, striving to offer a broad curriculum while ensuring a strong emphasis on literacy, particularly phonics, which is effectively taught from early years.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 402
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.49%
Girls: 47.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 47.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 36 22 58
2 25 24 49
3 30 24 54
4 26 28 54
5 26 32 58
6 34 26 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 52%
African 15.4%
White, Other 5.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.2%
Indian 3.7%
White & Asian 1.7%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 02 Mar 2022
Date Report
02 Mar 2022 School inspection
22 Feb 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils feel safe and cared for in a supportive school environment.
  • High expectations from leaders and teachers contribute to positive learning experiences.
  • Children benefit from excellent phonics instruction and a love for reading.
  • Inclusive support for pupils with SEND allows for full participation in school activities.
  • Pupils engage positively with the diverse curriculum and extracurricular opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Learning outcomes in some foundation subjects are not as consistent as in English and mathematics.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

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 107
Maths 105

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 -2
Writing 0.4
Maths -0.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 21 1
Third Preference 28 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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