Park View School is a secondary 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 06/12/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Website: www.parkviewlearning.net
Telephone: 01913882248
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Finley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136971

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1484
Number of Pupils: 1550
Number of Boys: 803
Number of Girls: 747

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.18 Confidence interval -0.36 to -0.01
Of the 198 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 198 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.32
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cestria Primary School
Church Chare , DH3 3PZ
3out of 4 141 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
Ropery Lane , DH3 3PH
- not rated 387 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Red Rose Primary School
York Terrace , DH3 3NA
4out of 4 869 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Newker Primary School
Waldridge Road , DH2 3AA
3out of 4 955 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bullion Lane Primary School
Bullion Lane , DH2 2DP
3out of 4 1,004 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park View School
Church Chare , DH3 3QA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane , DH2 3AD
1out of 4 1,653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.