Central Primary School is a primary school located in Ashington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Milburn Road, Ashington

School Information

Address: Milburn Road, Ashington, NE63 0AX
Website: www.centralprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01670810570
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Louise Hall
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131021

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1036
Number of Pupils: 753
Number of Boys: 355
Number of Girls: 398

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -6.9 to -4.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -5.6 to -3.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -5.3 to -3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:40%
England Average:65%

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

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Central Primary School
Milburn Road , NE63 0AX 		2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School
Moorhouse Lane , NE63 9LP 		- not rated 1,036 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Moorhouse Lane , NE63 9LR 		3out of 4 1,076 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School
Norham Road , NE63 0LF 		- not rated 1,162 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bothal Primary School
Wansbeck Road , NE63 8HZ 		3out of 4 1,387 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashington Academy
Green Lane , NE63 8DH 		1out of 4 961 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Academy Road , NE63 9FZ 		2out of 4 1,525 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rosewood Independent School
Within YMCA Northumberland , North View NE63 9XQ 		- not rated 587 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Gust Independent School
1 Haldane Street , NE63 8SF 		- not rated 699 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School
8 Esther Court , Wansbeck Business Park NE63 8AP 		- not rated 1,228 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
NCEA Castle School
Academy Road , NE63 9FZ 		- not rated 1,555 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cleaswell Hill School
School Avenue , Guide Post NE62 5DJ 		4out of 4 3,099 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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