Eastbury Farm JMI School

Infobox UK school
name =Eastbury Farm Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School


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established =1962Eastbury
county =Hertfordshire
country =England
postcode =HA6 3DG
LEA =Hertfordshire County Council
ofsted =117245
enrollment =347
gender =Mixed
lower_age =3
upper_age =11
website =http://www.eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk/index.html
website_name =School website

Eastbury Farm Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School is a non-denominational primary school in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, England.cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/117/117245.pdf|title=Eastbury Farm Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School|accessdate=2008-06-10|publisher=Office for Standards in Education] The school's enrollment is 347 and the headteacher of the school is Peter Biddick.cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/education/educationnews/display.var.460442.0.ofsted_plan_gets_mixed_reaction.php|title=Ofsted plan gets mixed reaction|accessdate=2008-06-10|date=2004-02-16|work=Watford Observer] Hertfordshire County Council is the Local Education Authority.cite web|url=http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/group_07.pl?Mode=Z&Type=LA&No=919&Base=p&Phase=p&Year=07&F=51&L=100|title=Primary school (Key Stage 2) achievement and attainment Tables 2007|publisher=Department for Children, Schools and Families|accessdate=2008-06-10|date=2007]

Eastbury Farm was temporarily closed in December 2005, along with other schools in Hertfordshire, as the air in the school's vicinity contained a high particulate level.cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.660598.0.school_closures_announced.php|title=School closures announced|work=Watford Observer|accessdate=2008-06-10|date=2005-12-12]

Academic performance

The school is one of the top 1% primary schools in England,cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1558555.0.school_in_top_one_per_cent.php|title=School in top one per cent|work=Watford Observer|date=2007-07-19|accessdate=2008-06-10] and received an "Outstanding" rating from OFSTED in 2007.cite web|url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=290767&providerCategoryID=4096&fileName=\school\117\rti2_117245_20070620.pdf|title= Eastbury Farm Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Inspection report|accessdate=2008-06-10|date=2007-06-20|publisher=Office for Standards in Education] Management and leadership was also rated as excellent. Eastbury Farm's Key Stage 2 pupils achieve higher grades in English, Mathematics and Science than the national average.

References

External links

* [http://www.eastburyfarm.herts.sch.uk/index.html Official site]