Eureka Primary School is a primary school located in Swadlincote. 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 06/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dunsmore Way, Swadlincote

School Information

Address: Dunsmore Way, Swadlincote, DE11 7LA
Website: http://www.eureka.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01283216451
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Cassie Hurt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112677

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 138
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 67

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6.3 to -0.7
Writing
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.7 to 0.4
Maths
N/A: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.9 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Eureka Primary School
Dunsmore Way , Midway DE11 7LA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Belmont Primary School
Belmont Street , Swadlincote DE11 8JZ
3out of 4 960 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Springfield Junior School
Springfield Road , DE11 0BU
1out of 4 1,094 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Queen's Drive , DE11 0EG
- not rated 1,311 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Academy
Newhall Road , DE11 0BD
1out of 4 1,341 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Granville Academy
Burton Road , Woodville DE11 7JR
2out of 4 675 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street , DE11 0QA
2out of 4 1,761 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
William Allitt School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TL
2out of 4 2,818 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Derbyshire Support Centre
Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW
3out of 4 2,901 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.