Pelton Community Primary School is a primary 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 21/01/2015. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ouston Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 1EZ
Website: www.peltonprimary.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01913700260
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Telfer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134078

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 384
Number of Pupils: 324
Number of Boys: 168
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.1
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Pelton Community Primary School
Ouston Lane , Pelton DH2 1EZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
St Benet's Way , Ouston DH2 1QX 		- not rated 943 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ouston Primary School
Arisaig , Ouston DH2 1RQ 		3out of 4 1,243 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School
Pelton Lane , Pelton DH2 1NP 		3out of 4 1,718 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Hilda Park , DH2 2JT 		2out of 4 1,872 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane , DH2 3AD 		1out of 4 2,842 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park View School
Church Chare , DH3 3QA 		3out of 4 3,206 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP 		2out of 4 3,270 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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