Gearies Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 1 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Unique reference
- 133934
- Address
- Waremead Road, Gants Hill, IG2 6TF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 897 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 84.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.2%
Bangladeshi 26.1%
Indian 24.7%
Pakistani 19.4%
Other Asian 8.9%
Other White 8%
Mixed 4.9%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.6%
Other Black 1.1%
White British 1%
Chinese 1%
African 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell above average3.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 70%
England average 60%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 104
Admissions
Gearies Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 63 35 28 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 118 51 67 |
| Year 1 | 120 70 50 |
| Year 2 | 120 63 57 |
| Year 3 | 117 51 66 |
| Year 4 | 120 58 62 |
| Year 5 | 119 61 58 |
| Year 6 | 118 62 56 |
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