Acre Rigg Academy is a primary school located in Peterlee. 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 21/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee

School Information

Address: Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DU
Website: http://www.acreriggacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01915862915
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Julie Craggs
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138554

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 268
Number of Pupils: 281
Number of Boys: 147
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.3
Writing
N/A: 1.5 Confidence interval 0 to 3
Maths
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rosemary Lane Nursery School
Rosemary Lane , Easington Village SR8 3BQ
4out of 4 2,291 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Horden Nursery School
Cotsford Park , Horden SR8 4TB
4out of 4 3,173 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Acre Rigg Academy
Acre Rigg Road , SR8 2DU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road , SR8 2DU
3out of 4 21 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Howletch Lane Primary School
Pennine Drive , County Durham SR8 2NQ
3out of 4 1,052 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Westway , SR8 1DE
3out of 4 1,163 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Seascape Primary School
Ellison Road , SR8 5NJ
2out of 4 1,561 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway , SR8 1DE
- not rated 1,154 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Easington Academy
Stockton Road , Easington Village SR8 3AY
3out of 4 1,836 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way , SR8 1AU
4out of 4 2,114 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dene Academy
Manor Way , SR8 5RL
2out of 4 2,344 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Durham College
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN
- not rated 648 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Endeavour Academy Durham
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN
3out of 4 648 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road , Easington Colliery SR8 3LP
3out of 4 2,321 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.