Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Workington. 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 06/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: William Street, Workington, CA14 1WA
Website: http://www.derwentvale.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01900601233
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Lucey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112239

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 139
Number of Pupils: 106
Number of Boys: 50
Number of Girls: 56

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 6.9 Confidence interval 3.4 to 10.4
Writing
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 5.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.2 Confidence interval 3.2 to 9.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School
William Street , Great Clifton CA14 1WA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Seaton Academy
High Seaton , CA14 1NP
4out of 4 2,861 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School
Seaton Park , Seaton CA14 1HA
3out of 4 3,083 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.