Howden-le-Wear Primary School is a primary school located in Crook. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2015. 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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School Street, Crook

School Information

Address: School Street, Crook, DL15 8HJ
Website: http://www.howden-le-wear.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388763287
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Christopher Baines
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114061

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 157
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 76

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.3 to 4.1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.4 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
School Street , Howden-le-Wear DL15 8HJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crook Primary School
Croft Avenue , DL15 8QG 		3out of 4 2,131 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
St James Gardens , Witton-le-Wear DL14 0BG 		4out of 4 2,580 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Hill , DL15 9DN 		3out of 4 2,799 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hartside Primary Academy
Hartside , DL15 9NN 		3out of 4 2,849 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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