Easington Colliery Primary School is a primary school located in Peterlee. 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 18/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Whickham Street, Peterlee

School Information

Address: Whickham Street, Peterlee, SR8 3DJ
Website: http://www.ecps.org.uk
Telephone: 01915270293
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Beverley Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114210

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 567
Number of Pupils: 540
Number of Boys: 283
Number of Girls: 257

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1.2 to 3.9
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.6
Maths
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Rosemary Lane Nursery School
Rosemary Lane, Easington Village SR8 3BQ 		1,141 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 4Easington Colliery Primary School
Whickham Street, Easington Colliery SR8 3DJ 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Easington CofE Primary School
Easington Village, SR8 3BP 		1,469 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Thorpe Road, Horden SR8 4AB 		2,007 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Acre Rigg Academy
Acre Rigg Road, SR8 2DU 		2,554 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road, SR8 2DU 		2,574 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village SR8 3AY 		1,243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEast Durham College
Willerby Grove, SR8 2RN 		3,186 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery SR8 3LP 		1,236 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Endeavour Academy Durham
Willerby Grove, SR8 2RN 		3,186 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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