Darrington Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/06/2015. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Denby Crest, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Denby Crest, Pontefract, WF8 3SB
Website: www.darringtonschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01977232320
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Lyndsay Ranby
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140110

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 120
Number of Boys: 47
Number of Girls: 73

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -4.2 to 2
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.8 to 0.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -6.4 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 2,786 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darrington Church of England Primary School
Denby Crest , Darrington WF8 3SB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Carleton Road , Carleton WF8 3NP 		2out of 4 2,179 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane , WF8 2TG 		3out of 4 2,360 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		3out of 4 2,547 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		1out of 4 2,594 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carleton High School
Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW 		3out of 4 2,484 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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