Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Doncaster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 06/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mere Lane, Doncaster

School Information

Address: Mere Lane, Doncaster, DN3 2DB
Website: www.ourladysorrows.doncaster.sch.uk
Telephone: 01302833941
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Doncaster
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lucy Saxton
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144469

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 181
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 87

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -2.6 Confidence interval -5.5 to 0.2
Writing
N/A: -2.7 Confidence interval -5.3 to 0
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mere Lane , Armthorpe DN3 2DB 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy
Mere Lane , Armthorpe DN3 2DG 		3out of 4 494 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Southfield Primary
Tranmoor Lane , Armthorpe DN3 3BN 		3out of 4 980 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Tranmoor Primary
Tranmoor Lane , Armthorpe DN3 3DB 		3out of 4 1,198 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Edenthorpe Hall Primary Academy
The Drive , Edenthorpe DN3 2LS 		3out of 4 1,642 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Armthorpe Academy
Mere Lane , Armthorpe DN3 2DA 		3out of 4 331 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy Danum
Armthorpe Road , DN2 5QD 		3out of 4 1,517 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hungerhill School
Hungerhill Lane , Edenthorpe DN3 2JY 		4out of 4 1,688 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heatherwood School
Leger Way , DN2 6HQ 		- not rated 1,724 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bader Special Academy
Chappell Avenue , DN3 2EW 		- not rated 2,108 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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