Escomb Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop Auckland. 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 13/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Three Lane Ends, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: Three Lane Ends, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR
Website: http://www.escomb.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388603273
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Wendy Gill
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114103

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 196
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.6
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove , DL14 7RF 		4out of 4 2,110 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Aclet Close Nursery School
Aclet Close , DL14 6PX 		3out of 4 2,637 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Escomb Primary School
Three Lane Ends , Escomb DL14 7SR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
The Baltic , Witton Park DL14 0EP 		- not rated 1,679 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 2,025 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Murphy Crescent , DL14 6QH 		3out of 4 2,060 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Etherley Lane Primary School
Clarence Gardens , Etherley Lane DL14 7RB 		3out of 4 2,171 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6LA 		- not rated 1,790 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JT 		3out of 4 1,812 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ 		3out of 4 3,013 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JZ 		- not rated 1,569 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 1,996 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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