Pentland Primary School is a primary school located in Billingham. 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 20/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Pentland Avenue, Billingham, TS23 2RG
Website: https://pentlandprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01642559609
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Stockton-on-Tees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Dawn Dacombe
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144542

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 363
Number of Pupils: 309
Number of Boys: 151
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Pentland Primary School
Pentland Avenue, TS23 2RG 		0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Roseberry Primary School
Marsh House Avenue, TS23 2HJ 		798 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Cowpen Lane, TS23 1LJ 		845 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Billingham South Community Primary School
Belasis Avenue, TS23 1BE 		1,022 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy
Rievaulx Avenue, TS23 2BS 		1,072 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Michael's Catholic Academy
Beamish Road, TS23 3DX 		1,880 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Northfield School and Sports College
Thames Road, TS22 5EG 		2,024 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ash Trees Academy
Bowes Road, TS23 2BU 		1,506 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing Edwin School
Mill Lane, TS20 1LG 		1,652 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBishopton PRU
Marsh House Avenue, Billingham TS23 3HB 		1,836 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRed House School
36 The Green, Norton TS20 1DX 		2,029 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElmbank Learning Centre
Viewly Hill Farm, Stockton on Tees TS20 1PQ 		2,733 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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