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School Summary
School TypeAcademy Sponsor Led
Primary
AdmissionsNot applicable
School AddressRadburn Way
Letchworth Garden City
SG6 2JZ
Phone 01462 621800
Local Authority Hertfordshire
Age Range3 - 11
  
Total Pupils238
School GenderMixed
Boy | Girl %50.8% | 49.2%
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School Summary

Total Pupils
238
Age Range
3-11
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Avg. Class Size
25.9
Nat. Average 27.3
Free School Meals
27%
Nat. Average 15.4%
Latest Ofsted
2
Good
KS2 Maths Score
94
Nat. Average 102.9
KS2 Reading Score
97
Nat. Average 102.7

238 pupils attending Garden City Academy makes it about average in size in the UK. The school mostly consists of male students, with 50.8% boys and only 49.2% girls. All schools are legally obliged to maintain attendance record for its pupils. With a 94.3% attendance rate, the attendance is below national average. With 13 members of staff, it is well staffed, with an ample number of teachers. With a very low 18:1 teacher/student ratio, the classrooms of Garden City Academy are very small, allowing the teachers to give attention to individual pupils` concerns.

KS2 results can be compared by local authorities and national government across various schools to aid targeted educational policy decisions in particular schools and areas. A low average KS2 score of 96 for This School, puts the school the lowest achieving category. With an average salary of only £31750 , the wages of the teachers at the school are very far below the nations average. At this school, 88.2% of the pupils speak English as a 1st language, which is in line with the country avarage.

 

School Statistics

Gender Split

Gender Count By Age

Total Pupils 238
Total Girls 117 (49.2%)
Total Boys 121 (50.8%)

Attendance

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Pupil Average Attendance
94.3% 96.1%
Persistent Absence
13.9% 7.4% 8.2%

School Staff Information

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Avg. Full-time Qualified Teacher Salary £31,750 £36,051 £35,362
Pupil to Teacher Ratio
18.3 : 1 20 : 1 20.4 : 1
Total Teachers in School 16 15.4 15
Total Teaching Assistants
13 15.9 16.3
Total Support Staff
5 4.8 5.1
Total Full-time Teachers 13 12.5 13
Total Full-time Teaching assistants 10.9 9.2 10.3
Total Full-time Support Staff 3.9 3.3 3.4

Other Stats

    This School Regional Avg National Avg
Average Class Size
25.9 27.9 27.3
Pupils where English is first Language
88.2%  (164) 83.6% 79.1%
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
0.4%  (1) 2% 2.8%
Pupils eligible for free school meals
27.3%  (102) 8.8% 15.4%

Performance

Key Stage 2 Results (2016)

Average Scaled Scores (KS2 Test Results)

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Total number of pupils (at age 11) 29 34.1 36.8
Maths Scaled Score
94 103.5 102.9
Reading Scaled Score
97 103.8 102.7
GPS Scaled Score
96 104.7 103.8

Progress Scores between KS1 and KS2

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Maths Progress score
-6.6 -0.6 -0.3
Reading Progress score
-4.8 0 -0.1
Writing Progress score
-0.3 0 -0.3

Maths Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 10% 73% 70.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 3% 19.1% 16.8%

Reading Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 28% 72.5% 66.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 7% 23.3% 18.9%

Writing Test

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 69% 79.3% 74.7%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 7% 21.2% 14.9%

GPS Test (Grammar, Punctuation and spelling)

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected scores 45% 76.9% 73.2%
Percentage of pupils achieving high scores 3% 26.7% 22.8%

Teacher Assessments

This School Regional Avg National Avg
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Maths 72% 83% 78.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Reading 76% 85.5% 80.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving expected standard in Science 76% 85.7% 81.5%

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