Blessed John Duckett Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary is a primary school located in Bishop Auckland. 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 17/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading 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.

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Smith Street, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: Smith Street, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AU
Website: http://www.blessedjohnduckett.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388731082
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jenna Ellison
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114283

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 84
Number of Pupils: 67
Number of Boys: 31
Number of Girls: 36

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval -1.6 to 7.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 8.5
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -3.4 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blessed John Duckett Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Smith Street , Tow Law DL13 4AU 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Tow Law Millennium Primary School
Wear Street , Attlee Estate DL13 4LF 		3out of 4 1,015 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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