North Park Primary School is a primary school located in Spennymoor. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/03/2019. 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: Bessemer Green, Spennymoor, DL16 6PP
Website: www.northpark.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01388815943
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Patricia Monk
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 132172

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 266
Number of Pupils: 229
Number of Boys: 123
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.9
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor , DL16 6EX 		3out of 4 502 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxclose Nursery School
Oxclose Crescent , DL16 6RU 		4out of 4 1,120 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green , DL16 6PP 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Durham Road , DL16 6SL 		- not rated 625 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Street Primary School
High Grange Road , DL16 6RA 		3out of 4 721 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ox Close Primary School
Ox Close Crescent , DL16 6RU 		3out of 4 1,079 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rosa Street Primary School
Rosa Street , DL16 7NA 		2out of 4 1,279 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7LN 		1out of 4 1,774 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Merrington Road , DL17 8RW 		3out of 4 2,256 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road , DL16 7DB 		4out of 4 1,813 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7QW 		2out of 4 1,972 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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