John F Kennedy Primary School 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 29/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Washington, NE38 7AR
Website: www.jfkprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01914906454
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Ailsa Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144223

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 441
Number of Pupils: 435
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.1 Confidence interval 1.6 to 4.6
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 2,172 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		3out of 4 2,188 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John F Kennedy Primary School
Station Road , Columbia NE38 7AR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barmston Village Primary School
Barmston Centre , NE38 8JA 		3out of 4 507 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Biddick Primary School
Kirkham , Biddick Village NE38 7HQ 		3out of 4 773 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Village Lane , NE38 7HU 		3out of 4 794 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wessington Primary School
Lanercost , NE38 7PY 		3out of 4 867 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 889 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF 		3out of 4 1,397 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA 		1out of 4 1,438 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 2,284 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 4 570 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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