Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School is a primary school located in Durham. 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 15/11/2012. 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 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Langley Road, Durham, DH1 5LP
Website: www.bluecoatcofejunior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01913865975
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lysa Grieve
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114274

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 243
Number of Boys: 127
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.6
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
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
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Langley Road , Newton Hall Estate DH1 5LP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Langley Road , Newton Hall DH1 5LP
3out of 4 61 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
Carrhouse Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5LZ
- not rated 423 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Newton Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5BG
4out of 4 857 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Finchale Primary School
Canterbury Road , Newton Hall DH1 5XT
3out of 4 1,057 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5BQ
2out of 4 722 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Leonard's Catholic School
North End , DH1 4NG
3out of 4 1,857 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG
4out of 4 2,069 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor , DH1 4SU
4out of 4 2,625 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Durham
Framwellgate Moor Centre , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5ES
- not rated 1,428 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close , Aykley Heads DH1 5WB
3out of 4 1,094 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH
- not rated 2,285 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Durham
University Office , Old Evet DH1 3HP
- not rated 2,727 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Chorister School
The College , DH1 3EL
- not rated 2,878 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Durham School
Quarry Heads Lane , DURHAM DH1 4SZ
- not rated 3,166 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.