Nettlesworth Primary School is a primary school located in Chester le Street. 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 12/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Front Street, Chester le Street, DH2 3PF
Website: http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01913710444
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Donna Lee
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114005

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 117
Number of Pupils: 116
Number of Boys: 59
Number of Girls: 57

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 4
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 4.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -6.2 to -0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nettlesworth Primary School
Front Street , Nettlesworth DH2 3PF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston
Front Street , Sacriston DH7 6AB 		- not rated 2,017 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sacriston Academy
Witton Road , Sacriston DH7 6LQ 		1out of 4 2,109 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Edmondsley Primary School
Edmondsley , DH7 6DU 		4out of 4 2,681 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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