Portobello 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 27/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tamerton Drive, Chester le Street, DH3 2LY
Website: www.portobelloprimary.eschools.co.uk/
Telephone: 01914104571
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jayne Humphrey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108336

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 189
Number of Pupils: 196
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.4
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2 to 5.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 2,078 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Portobello Primary School
Tamerton Drive , Birtley DH3 2LY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Barley Mow Primary School
Pembroke Avenue , Barley Mow DH3 2DJ 		3out of 4 424 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
School Street , Birtley DH3 2PN 		4out of 4 954 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road , Birtley DH3 1AY 		4out of 4 1,328 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road , Oxclose NE38 0LR 		3out of 4 1,515 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP 		2out of 4 673 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 1,905 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF 		3out of 4 3,280 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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