Holley Park Academy 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 11/03/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ayton Road, Washington, NE38 0LR
Website: http://www.holleyparkacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01914170303
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Richards
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138534

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 289
Number of Boys: 152
Number of Girls: 137

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 2 to 5.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA
4out of 4 655 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road , Oxclose NE38 0LR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lambton Primary School
Caradoc Close , Lambton Village NE38 0PL
3out of 4 588 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxclose Primary Academy
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA
3out of 4 697 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John Boste Catholic Primary School
Castle Road , Oxclose Village NE38 0HL
3out of 4 925 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blackfell Primary School
Knoulberry , Blackfell NE37 1HA
3out of 4 1,300 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN
3out of 4 471 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP
2out of 4 1,543 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF
3out of 4 2,016 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL
2out of 4 2,110 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA
1out of 4 2,667 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road , NE38 7NY
4out of 4 2,662 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.