Chilton Academy is a primary school located in Ferryhill. 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 06/04/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0PT
Website: www.chilton.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01388720255
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carrie Dodsworth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145594

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/04/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 378
Number of Pupils: 302
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 168

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.9
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.8
Maths
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chilton Academy
Chilton , Off New South View DL17 0PT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ferryhill Station , DL17 0DB
2out of 4 2,555 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View , Kirk Merrington DL16 7JB
4out of 4 3,208 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aycliffe Secure Services
Care of: Durham County Council , 26 Chilton Way DL17 0SD
- not rated 1,215 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.