ONE OF Thurrock’s most prestigious primary schools has suffered the ignominy of finishing bottom of the SATS league in Thurrock.
Horndon-on-the-Hill primary gained a mark of 44% putting the school, not only bottom of the Thurrock league but also in the bottom 200 in the country.
Only 44% of the school’s 11-year-olds reached Level 4, the standard expected for their age group, in both English and maths.
896 schools in the country scored 100% and that included Deneholm primary in Blackshots.
The results will no doubt be a disappointment to the outgoing head teacher, who leaves the school this week after decades of outstanding service to education.
Chair of governors, Neil Speight has made an honest assessment of the results.
Mr Speight said: “Last year’s year six was an exceptionally unusual cohort. There were just sixteen children in the year, when the normal figure is 30.
“It contained a high number of students with special educational needs, which distorted the SATS.
“However, it is recognised that we could have done better and remedial action is already in place to ensure that this is an exceptional circumstance.”
The school had achieved 87% in 2011.
