Croftway Academy is a primary school located in Blyth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is requires improvement, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2017. 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 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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William Street, Blyth

School Information

Address: William Street, Blyth, NE24 2HP
Website: https://croftway.wiseacademies.co.uk/
Telephone: 01670353258
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Ward
Religious character:
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146545

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 410
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3 to 0.4
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.3
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Croftway Academy
William Street , NE24 2HP 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
Claremont Terrace , NE24 2LE 		- not rated 625 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Malvin's Close Academy
Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way , NE24 5BL 		2out of 4 1,185 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Newsham Primary School
Warwick Street , NE24 4NX 		3out of 4 1,654 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth Road Academy
Bates Avenue , NE24 5TQ 		3out of 4 1,901 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive , NE24 4JP 		2out of 4 2,615 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bede Academy
Sixth Avenue , NE24 2SY 		3out of 4 905 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dales School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE 		4out of 4 2,909 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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