Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary is a primary school located in Durham. 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 15/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Fleming Field, Durham

School Information

Address: Fleming Field, Durham, DH6 2JQ
Website: http://www.ourladyoflourdes.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01915261531
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Ashton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114278

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 168
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -6.8 Confidence interval -9.5 to -4.1
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4 to 1
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -7.9 to -3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:29%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Fleming Field , Shotton DH6 2JQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace , DH6 2JP 		3out of 4 869 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Thornley Road , Wheatley Hill DH6 3NR 		- not rated 2,725 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornley Primary School
Cooper's Terrace , Thornley DH6 3DZ 		3out of 4 2,797 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ludworth Primary School
Moor Crescent , Ludworth DH6 1LZ 		3out of 4 2,879 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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