Cotsford Primary School is a primary school located in Peterlee. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Third Street, Peterlee

School Information

Address: Third Street, Peterlee, SR8 4EH
Website:
Telephone: 01915864660
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Cook
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114150

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 166
Number of Pupils: 154
Number of Boys: 79
Number of Girls: 75

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -7.4 Confidence interval -9.3 to -5.5
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1 to 2.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -5 Confidence interval -6.7 to -3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:29%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:95
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:98
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horden Nursery School
Cotsford Park , Horden SR8 4TB 		4out of 4 513 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cotsford Primary School
Third Street , Horden SR8 4EH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Yohden Primary School
Windsor Terrace , Horden SR8 4HP 		3out of 4 254 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dene House Primary School
Manor Way , SR8 5RL 		2out of 4 919 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Seascape Primary School
Ellison Road , SR8 5NJ 		2out of 4 1,163 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Thorpe Road , Horden SR8 4AB 		3out of 4 1,622 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dene Academy
Manor Way , SR8 5RL 		2out of 4 754 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway , SR8 1DE 		- not rated 2,678 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Durham College
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN 		- not rated 2,672 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Endeavour Academy Durham
Willerby Grove , SR8 2RN 		3out of 4 2,672 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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