Pittington Primary School is a primary school located in DURHAM. 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 27/09/2011. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hallgarth Lane, DURHAM, DH6 1AF
Website: www.pittington.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 07702032160
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Lee
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114125

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 216
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.8 to 3
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.2
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pittington Primary School
Hallgarth Lane , Pittington DH6 1AF
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sherburn Primary School
Cookshold Lane , Sherburn Village DH6 1DU
3out of 4 1,784 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Scardale Way , Belmont DH1 2TX
3out of 4 1,993 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Thorndale Road , DH1 2AQ
- not rated 2,351 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP
2out of 4 2,689 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP
3out of 4 2,789 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elemore Hall School
Pittington , DH6 1QD
3out of 4 2,404 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.