George Washington Primary School is a primary school located in Washington. 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 04/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Well Bank Road, Washington, NE37 1NL
Website: www.gwps.org.uk
Telephone: 01914906453
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Ailsa Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144220

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 398
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1 to 1.9
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3.7
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		3out of 4 1,417 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 2,506 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Washington Primary School
Well Bank Road , NE37 1NL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Hampshire Place , Usworth NE37 2NP 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Albany Village Primary School
Crossgill , Albany NE37 1UA 		3out of 4 1,108 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Springwell Village Primary School
Westfield Crescent , Springwell NE9 7RX 		3out of 4 1,239 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Primary School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		2out of 4 1,417 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA 		1out of 4 1,425 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 2,682 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hill Top School
Wealcroft , Felling NE10 8LT 		3out of 4 2,345 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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