Water Meadows Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 138579
- Address
- Shaftesbury Road, Hersden, CT3 4HS
- Website
- www.watermeadows.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 166 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.8%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.7%
White British 60.2%
African 9%
Mixed 7.2%
Other Asian 6%
Other White 4.2%
Chinese 3.6%
Other Black 3%
Gypsy/Roma 2.4%
Pakistani 1.8%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.6
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Water Meadows Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 14 16 |
| Year 1 | 26 10 16 |
| Year 2 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 3 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 4 | 24 9 15 |
| Year 5 | 11 8 3 |
| Year 6 | 18 7 11 |