Oxclose Primary Academy is a primary school located in Washington. 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 02/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Brancepeth Road, Washington

School Information

Address: Brancepeth Road, Washington, NE38 0LA
Website: www.oxcloseprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01915008790
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs A E Bolam
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140684

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.7 to -1.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 45 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		3out of 4 2,969 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Primary Academy
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John Boste Catholic Primary School
Castle Road , Oxclose Village NE38 0HL 		3out of 4 247 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road , Oxclose NE38 0LR 		3out of 4 697 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blackfell Primary School
Knoulberry , Blackfell NE37 1HA 		3out of 4 762 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lambton Primary School
Caradoc Close , Lambton Village NE38 0PL 		3out of 4 841 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 229 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 1,923 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP 		2out of 4 1,982 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA 		1out of 4 1,999 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF 		3out of 4 2,002 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road , NE38 7NY 		4out of 4 2,372 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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