Polam Hall School is a all-through school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 19/04/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Grange Road, Darlington, DL1 5PA
Website: https://www.phs.woodard.co.uk/
Telephone: 01325463383
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Kate Reid
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 142174

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 882
Number of Pupils: 720
Number of Boys: 323
Number of Girls: 397

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.07 Confidence interval -0.54 to 0.39
Of the 51 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 29 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:80%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:89%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.49
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road , DL3 7PY 		4out of 4 1,230 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG 		2out of 4 1,243 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine's RC Primary School
Beechwood Avenue , DL3 7HP 		4out of 4 335 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Skerne Park Academy
Coleridge Gardens , DL1 5AJ 		2out of 4 997 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Infants' School
Cleveland Terrace , DL3 8JA 		4out of 4 1,119 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Abbey Junior School
Abbey Road , DL3 8NN 		3out of 4 1,256 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Rydal Academy
Rydal Road , DL1 4BH 		3out of 4 1,519 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carmel College
The Headlands , DL3 8RW 		4out of 4 1,909 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane , DL1 1LL 		2out of 4 2,179 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive , DL3 8AR 		2out of 4 2,369 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU 		- not rated 891 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR 		- not rated 1,936 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polam Hall School
Grange Road , DL1 5PA 		2out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marchbank Free School
Mowden Hall , Barnes Road DL3 9BL 		1out of 4 2,689 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS 		3out of 4 2,796 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Embleton View
Westgate House , Coniscliffe Road DL3 8TF 		- not rated 3,265 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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