Harrowgate Hill Primary School is a primary school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 26/06/2019. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Thompson Street West, Darlington, DL3 0HZ
Website: www.harrowgatehillpri.darlington.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01325253300
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Abbott
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135088

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 708
Number of Pupils: 596
Number of Boys: 312
Number of Girls: 284

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.1
Maths
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
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
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road , DL3 7PY 		4out of 4 2,365 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG 		2out of 4 2,556 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Thompson Street West , DL3 0HZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Kingsway , Thompson Street East DL1 3ES 		3out of 4 826 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northwood Primary School
Pendleton Road South , DL1 2HF 		3out of 4 889 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Gurney Pease Academy
Dodsworth Street , DL1 2NG 		3out of 4 1,537 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Springfield Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN 		2out of 4 1,663 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road , DL3 0HT 		3out of 4 411 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Haughton Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN 		2out of 4 1,663 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane , DL1 1LL 		2out of 4 2,784 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR 		- not rated 2,071 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU 		- not rated 2,784 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS 		3out of 4 823 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beaumont Hill Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN 		3out of 4 1,663 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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