Upland Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 0-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Church Road
Bexleyheath
Kent
DA7 4DG
Phone 02083032175
Reference Number 143432

Upland Primary School is performing well overall, with a 'good' rating in most domains and 'outstanding' ratings in behavior and early years provision. Leaders have established a broad and balanced curriculum that prepares pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), for future learning. The school fosters a supportive community where pupils thrive academically and socially. Despite its successes, there are some concerns regarding curriculum delivery in a few subjects, where consistent checks on pupil understanding are not fully established.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 443
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.18%
Girls: 45.82%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 28 59
2 29 30 59
3 29 31 60
4 31 28 59
5 32 28 60
6 38 22 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 50.3%
Indian 12.2%
White, Other 8.8%
Chinese 6.3%
Mixed, Other 4.5%
Asian, Other 4.5%
White & Asian 2.7%
African 2.7%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Pakistani 1.4%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 30 Jan 2024
Date Report
30 Jan 2024 School inspection:
09 Dec 2020 Monitoring visit
09 Jan 2019 Short inspection
06 Oct 2016 Academy conversion letter
16 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
Previously as Upland Primary School
16 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
22 Jan 2013 Monitoring visit
22 Jan 2013 Monitoring visit
17 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
17 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
09 Nov 2011 Curriculum and development visit
09 Nov 2011 Curriculum and development visit
17 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
17 Mar 2010 Full inspection:
27 Jan 2009 Curriculum and development visit
27 Jan 2009 Curriculum and development visit
04 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
04 Dec 2006 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • High expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • Pupils exhibit outstanding behavior and positive attitudes towards learning.
  • Effective communication and consultation between leaders and staff.
  • Broad and balanced curriculum with well-thought-out subject links.
  • Excellent support for early reading and phonics leading to strong outcomes.
  • Wide range of extracurricular opportunities that promote student engagement.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a small number of subjects, teaching does not consistently check pupil understanding.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 18%

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 108
Maths 104

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 -0.6
Writing -2
Maths 1

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Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 52 1
Third Preference 42 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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