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
- 904 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 86.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.0%
Indian 25.7%
Bangladeshi 24.8%
Pakistani 18.4%
Other Asian 9.3%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 4.4%
African 2%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
White British 1%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.4%
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 72%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 11%
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
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Gearies Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 52 26 26 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 119 69 50 |
| Year 1 | 120 54 66 |
| Year 2 | 120 67 53 |
| Year 3 | 118 62 56 |
| Year 4 | 120 56 64 |
| Year 5 | 120 54 66 |
| Year 6 | 120 63 57 |