Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

Academy sponsor led · Primary school · Rochester, Medway
ME2 3HQ
Composite score
43.4

About Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

Gordons Children's Academy, Junior is a primary school in Rochester, Medway, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 296 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#9,773
National rank
#1460
In South East
#41
In Medway
Top 66%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
65%
% achieving higher RWM
1%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 296 % FSM ever-6 33.1% % EAL 24.0% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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