High Spen Primary School is a primary school located in Rowlands Gill. 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 23/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hugar Road, Rowlands Gill

School Information

Address: Hugar Road, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BQ
Website: highspenprimary.org
Telephone: 01207542373
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Firth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108340

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 195
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.9 to 3.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.7 to -0.5
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Spen Primary School
Hugar Road , High Spen NE39 2BQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Community Primary School
Whinfield Way , NE39 2JE 		3out of 4 2,092 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield
Whinfield Way , Highfield NE39 2JE 		3out of 4 2,092 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chopwell Primary School
Derwent Street , Chopwell NE17 7HS 		3out of 4 2,741 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenside Primary School
Rockwood Hill Road , Greenside NE40 4AX 		4out of 4 2,773 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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