Delves Lane Primary School is a primary school located in Consett. 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 14/12/2016. 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 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Delves Lane, Consett

School Information

Address: Delves Lane, Consett, DH8 7ES
Website: www.delveslaneprimary.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01207503984
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Woods
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114047

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 351
Number of Pupils: 344
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 181

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.5
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Beechdale Nursery School
Beechdale Road, DH8 6AY 		1,709 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 4Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane, DH8 7ES 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Consett Infant School
Teasdale Street, DH8 6AF 		1,536 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett
Stanley Street, DH8 6LN 		1,727 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road, DH8 6AY 		1,729 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Alder Grove and West Street, Leadgate DH8 7RH 		2,025 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Consett Academy
Ashdale Road, DH8 6LZ 		1,928 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDerwentside College
Front Street, DH8 5EE 		1,400 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDelta Independent School
Parliament Street, DH8 5DH 		1,703 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Villa Real School
Villa Real Road, DH8 6BH 		2,086 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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