John Mayne Church of England Primary School, Biddenden
- John Mayne Church of England Primary School, Biddenden
High Street
Biddenden
Ashford
Kent
TN27 8AL - Head: Mrs Helen Tester
- T 01580 291424
- F 01580 292 535
- E headteacher@john-mayne.kent.sch.uk
- W www.john-mayne.kent.sch.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 11.
- Read about the best schools in West Kent and East Kent
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kent
- Pupils: 99
- Religion: Church of England
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- Early years provision Good 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
- 1 Full inspection 23rd January 2018
- Previous Ofsted grade: Good on 27th February 2014
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
This is not currently a GSG-reviewed school.
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Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We run five small classes, each class having a teacher and a full time teaching assistant. All children in our school have targets to work towards that challenge the individual whatever their academic ability. When assessing children for 'gifted or talented' we look at the whole child and develop their strengths whatever they might be. To cater for these children we develop thinking and problem solving skills across the school, run a range of clubs, involve skilled practitioners, and work with other schools. Children with general or specific learning difficulties have a programme of support carried out within the classroom or in withdrawal time. This programme is shared with the child and the parent, is monitored and regularly updated. For children with physical difficulties, we have a disabled facility that includes toilet and shower. Our new extension allows wheelchair access to the the whole school site. We have a Disability Action Plan that we are implementing over a three year period to address other access issues within the school.
Interpreting catchment maps
The maps show in colour where the pupils at a school came from*. Red = most pupils to Blue = fewest.
Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
For help and explanation of our catchment maps see: Catchment maps explained
Further reading
If there are more applicants to a school than it has places for, who gets in is determined by which applicants best fulfil the admissions criteria.
Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
Many schools admit children based on distance from the school or a fixed catchment area. For such schools, the cut-off distance will vary from year to year, especially if the school give priority to siblings, and the pattern will be of a central core with outliers (who will mostly be siblings). Schools that admit on the basis of academic or religious selection will have a much more scattered pattern.
*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
The 'hotter' the colour the more children have been admitted.
Children get into the school from here:
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most years
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sometimes, but not in this year
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