Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College is a secondary school located in Ferryhill. 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 20/11/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Website: www.fbec.co.uk
Telephone: 01740651554
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kevin Brennan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145253

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 915
Number of Pupils: 733
Number of Boys: 370
Number of Girls: 363

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.22 Confidence interval -0.02 to 0.47
Of the 111 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 107 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:14%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.45
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor , DL16 6EX 		3out of 4 2,262 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxclose Nursery School
Oxclose Crescent , DL16 6RU 		4out of 4 3,186 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Dean Bank , DL17 8PP 		3out of 4 1,215 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View , Kirk Merrington DL16 7JB 		4out of 4 1,799 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Broom Road , DL17 8AN 		2out of 4 2,055 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green , DL16 6PP 		2out of 4 2,256 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Cleves Cross , DL17 8QY 		4out of 4 2,642 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Merrington Road , DL17 8RW 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7LN 		1out of 4 2,992 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Woodlands
Broom Road , DL17 8AN 		3out of 4 2,055 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aycliffe Secure Services
Care of: Durham County Council , 26 Chilton Way DL17 0SD 		- not rated 2,070 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road , DL16 7DB 		4out of 4 2,630 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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