Byers Green Primary School is a primary school located in Spennymoor. 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 10/02/2011. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Wear View, Spennymoor

School Information

Address: Wear View, Spennymoor, DL16 7PN
Website: www.byersgreen.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01388603483
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr William Kirtley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114070

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 84
Number of Boys: 39
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 4
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 2.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Byers Green Primary School
Wear View , Byers Green DL16 7PN 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Hall Lane , Willington DL15 0QH 		3out of 4 2,148 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Willington Primary School
Chapel Street , Willington DL15 0EQ 		3out of 4 2,679 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Cumberland Terrace, , Willington, DL15 0PB 		- not rated 3,022 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Academy
Hall Lane Estate , Willington DL15 0QF 		4out of 4 2,195 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange Learning Centre
, DL15 0TY 		- not rated 1,332 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7QW 		2out of 4 2,974 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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