Abbey Junior School is a primary school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Abbey Road, Darlington

School Information

Address: Abbey Road, Darlington, DL3 8NN
Website: www.abbeyfed.darlington.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01325380748
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Mark Briggs
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136989

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 353
Number of Boys: 185
Number of Girls: 168

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.3
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.6
Maths
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road , DL3 7PY
4out of 4 1,070 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG
2out of 4 1,990 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Junior School
Abbey Road , DL3 8NN
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Abbey Infants' School
Cleveland Terrace , DL3 8JA
4out of 4 301 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's RC Primary School
Beechwood Avenue , DL3 7HP
4out of 4 1,011 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowden Infant School
Bushel Hill Drive , DL3 9QG
3out of 4 1,073 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowden Junior School
Conyers Avenue , DL3 9DE
3out of 4 1,239 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carmel College
The Headlands , DL3 8RW
4out of 4 719 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive , DL3 8AR
2out of 4 1,351 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View , DL3 9SH
2out of 4 2,172 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane , DL1 1LL
2out of 4 3,065 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road , DL3 0HT
3out of 4 3,265 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU
- not rated 772 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR
- not rated 2,515 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polam Hall School
Grange Road , DL1 5PA
2out of 4 1,256 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall , Barnes Road DL3 9BL
1out of 4 1,436 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Embleton View
Westgate House , Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF
- not rated 2,255 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS
3out of 4 2,486 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.