Columbia Grange School is a school located in Washington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/03/2011. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Oxclose Road, Washington, NE38 7NY
Website: www.columbiagrange.org.uk
Telephone: 01916913940
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Lines
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134184

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/03/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 115
Number of Pupils: 115
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 24

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1.6 to 4.1
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -3 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:80
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:94
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA
4out of 4 2,402 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL
3out of 4 2,744 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John F Kennedy Primary School
Station Road , Columbia NE38 7AR
3out of 4 570 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barmston Village Primary School
Barmston Centre , NE38 8JA
3out of 4 938 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Biddick Primary School
Kirkham , Biddick Village NE38 7HQ
3out of 4 956 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wessington Primary School
Lanercost , NE38 7PY
3out of 4 1,280 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Fatfield Academy
Southcroft , Fatfield NE38 8RB
3out of 4 1,290 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL
2out of 4 617 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF
3out of 4 1,050 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA
1out of 4 2,005 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN
3out of 4 2,478 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road , NE38 7NY
4out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.