Finchale Primary School is a primary school located in Durham. 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 14/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Canterbury Road, Durham

School Information

Address: Canterbury Road, Durham, DH1 5XT
Website: www.finchale.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01913865187
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Sandra Whitton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 130312

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 209
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.2
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Finchale Primary School
Canterbury Road , Newton Hall DH1 5XT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Langley Road , Newton Hall Estate DH1 5LP 		3out of 4 1,057 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Langley Road , Newton Hall DH1 5LP 		3out of 4 1,068 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
Carrhouse Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5LZ 		- not rated 1,319 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Newton Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5BG 		4out of 4 1,843 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5BQ 		2out of 4 1,691 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG 		4out of 4 2,796 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Leonard's Catholic School
North End , DH1 4NG 		3out of 4 2,843 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP 		3out of 4 3,134 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Durham
Framwellgate Moor Centre , Framwellgate Moor DH1 5ES 		- not rated 2,402 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close , Aykley Heads DH1 5WB 		3out of 4 2,133 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH 		- not rated 3,002 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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