Jericho Primary School is a primary school located in Whitehaven. 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 27/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Windsor Court, Whitehaven, CA28 6UX
Website: www.jericho.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01946514545
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Blackwell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112175

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 422
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 210

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.7
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Jericho Primary School
Windsor Court, CA28 6UX 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHensingham Primary School
Main Street, CA28 8QZ 		664 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School
Esk Avenue, Corkickle CA28 8AJ 		929 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Coach Road, CA28 7TE 		1,115 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' CofE Junior School
Wellington Row, CA28 7HG 		1,569 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham CA28 8UG 		517 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Whitehaven Academy
Cleator Moor Road, CA28 8TY 		810 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Mayfield School
Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning CA28 8UG 		811 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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