Horton Grange Primary School is a primary school located in Blyth. 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 26/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cowpen Road, Blyth, NE24 4RE
Website: www.blythhortongrange.co.uk
Telephone: 01670353503
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nichola Irving
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 122254

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 503
Number of Boys: 228
Number of Girls: 275

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.4
Maths
Above Average: 1.6 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horton Grange Primary School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morpeth Road Academy
Bates Avenue , NE24 5TQ 		3out of 4 1,459 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stead Lane Primary School
Stead Lane , The Oval NE22 5JS 		3out of 4 1,721 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Malvin's Close Academy
Malvin's Close Academy, Albion Way , NE24 5BL 		2out of 4 1,917 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bedlington Station Primary School
School Road , NE22 7JQ 		3out of 4 1,970 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Blyth Academy
Chase Farm Drive , NE24 4JP 		2out of 4 604 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bedlington Academy
Palace Road , NE22 7DS 		1out of 4 1,460 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bede Academy
Sixth Avenue , NE24 2SY 		3out of 4 2,488 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dales School
Cowpen Road , NE24 4RE 		4out of 4 121 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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