Kepier is a secondary school located in Houghton le Spring. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring

School Information

Address: Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH
Website: http://www.kepier.com
Telephone: 01915128960
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Ashton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137262

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1368
Number of Pupils: 1065
Number of Boys: 555
Number of Girls: 510

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.27 Confidence interval -0.45 to -0.09
Of the 205 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 200 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Neasham Place, DH5 8AE 		682 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Hall Lane, DH5 8DA 		491 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Durham Road, DH5 8NF 		521 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Burnside Academy Inspires
Burnside Estate, DH4 5HB 		871 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Gillas Lane Primary Academy
Seaton Avenue, DH5 8EH 		1,188 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton Road, Newbottle DH4 4EE 		1,618 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Kepier
Dairy Lane, DH4 5BH 		0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9JZ 		2,813 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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