Holy Family RC Primary School is a primary school located in Darlington. 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 13/06/2018. 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 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Prior Street, Darlington

School Information

Address: Prior Street, Darlington, DL3 9EN
Website: www.holyfamily.bhcet.org.uk
Telephone: 01325380821
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Weatherall
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 139533

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.1
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.3
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 1,480 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG 		2out of 4 2,599 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family RC Primary School
Prior Street , DL3 9EN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School
Newton Lane , Cockerton DL3 9EX 		3out of 4 268 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowden Infant School
Bushel Hill Drive , DL3 9QG 		3out of 4 954 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mowden Junior School
Conyers Avenue , DL3 9DE 		3out of 4 1,001 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Newton Lane , DL3 9HE 		3out of 4 1,110 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View , DL3 9SH 		2out of 4 1,177 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Carmel College
The Headlands , DL3 8RW 		4out of 4 1,383 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive , DL3 8AR 		2out of 4 1,989 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road , DL3 0HT 		3out of 4 2,403 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU 		- not rated 1,602 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR 		- not rated 2,812 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polam Hall School
Grange Road , DL1 5PA 		2out of 4 2,450 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall , Barnes Road DL3 9BL 		1out of 4 928 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS 		3out of 4 1,811 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Embleton View
Westgate House , Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF 		- not rated 2,624 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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