Birtley East Community Primary School is a primary school located in Chester le Street. 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 29/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Highfield, Chester le Street

School Information

Address: Highfield, Chester le Street, DH3 1QQ
Website: www.birtleyeastprimary.org/
Telephone: 01914102551
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Miss A Diggle
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108337

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 308
Number of Pupils: 221
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -5 to -0.6
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 2,355 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtley East Community Primary School
Highfield , Birtley DH3 1QQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Mitchell Street , Birtley DH3 1LU 		3out of 4 933 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road , Birtley DH3 1AY 		4out of 4 1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
School Street , Birtley DH3 2PN 		4out of 4 1,505 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Blackfell Primary School
Knoulberry , Blackfell NE37 1HA 		3out of 4 1,865 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP 		2out of 4 1,633 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 2,338 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cedars Academy
Ivy Lane , Low Fell NE9 6QD 		3out of 4 2,922 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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