Croft Community School is a school located in Stanley. 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 06/12/2017. 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 11.9%, which is 7.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Greencroft Road End, Stanley, DH9 8PR
Website: www.croftcommunityschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01207234547
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Andrea English
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114340

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 131
Number of Pupils: 159
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 28.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.3 Confidence interval -9 to -1.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -11.9 Confidence interval -15.3 to -8.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -9.3 Confidence interval -13 to -5.6

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:90
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -2.56 to -1.44
Of the 20 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 20 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:1.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Oxhill Nursery School
Oxhill, DH9 7LR 		2,621 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Catchgate Primary School
Blackett Street, DH9 8LX 		703 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton
North Road, Dipton DH9 9BB 		1,254 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAnnfield Plain Junior School
Front Street, Annfield Plain DH9 7ST 		1,482 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAnnfield Plain Infant School
Northgate, Annfield Plain DH9 7UY 		1,506 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Front Street, Dipton DH9 9DJ 		1,520 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedTanfield School
Tanfield Lea Road, DH9 8AY 		3,121 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Croft Community School
Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain DH9 8PR 		0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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