Cotherstone Primary School is a primary school located in Barnard Castle. 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 12/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cotherstone, Barnard Castle

School Information

Address: Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, DL12 9QB
Website: www.cotherstone.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01833650491
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Chris Matthewman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114020

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 84
Number of Pupils: 50
Number of Boys: 27
Number of Girls: 23

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -3.4 to 3.9
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -2.8 to 4
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -7.3 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cotherstone Primary School
Cotherstone , DL12 9QB 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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