Moorside Primary School is a primary school located in Consett. 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 10/03/2016. 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 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Chester Road, Consett, DH8 8EQ
Website: http://www.consettmoorside.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01207509724
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Helen Templeton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114050

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 126
Number of Pupils: 137
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 66

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.9 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -3.3 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.4 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
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
Moorside Primary School
Chester Road , Moorside DH8 8EQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Castleside Primary School
Moorland Crescent , Castleside DH8 9RG
2out of 4 713 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Pius X Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Thornfield Road , The Grove DH8 8AX
3out of 4 1,351 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Grove Primary School
Oakfield Lane , The Grove DH8 8AP
3out of 4 1,570 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Pemberton Road , Blackhill DH8 8JD
- not rated 2,564 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derwentside College
Front Street , DH8 5EE
- not rated 2,993 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Delta Independent School
Parliament Street , DH8 5DH
- not rated 3,128 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.