Barnwell Academy is a primary school located in Houghton le Spring. 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 18/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitefield Estate, Houghton le Spring, DH4 7RT
Website: www.barnwellacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915844440
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ashley Emmerson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140700

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 264
Number of Boys: 138
Number of Girls: 126

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 2.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnwell Academy
Whitefield Estate , Penshaw DH4 7RT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Station Road , Penshaw DH4 7JZ 		4out of 4 316 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Penshaw Academy
Langdale Road , New Penshaw DH4 7HY 		3out of 4 497 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Shiney Row Primary School
Rear South View , Shiney Row DH4 4QP 		3out of 4 747 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fatfield Academy
Southcroft , Fatfield NE38 8RB 		3out of 4 2,220 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF 		3out of 4 2,654 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 2,874 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road , NE38 7NY 		4out of 4 2,811 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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