Prince Bishops Community Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop Auckland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are outstanding, outcomes for pupils is good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gibson Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY
Website: http://www.princebishops.org.uk
Telephone: 01388451278
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lynn George
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134855

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.5 to 5.9
Writing
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.2 to 5.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:84%
England Average:65%

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

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aclet Close Nursery School
Aclet Close , DL14 6PX 		3out of 4 2,352 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove , DL14 7RF 		4out of 4 2,660 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Gibson Street , Coundon Grange DL14 8DY 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Primary School
St Andrew's Road , DL14 6RY 		3out of 4 1,325 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Thornhill Primary School
Thornhill Gardens , DL4 1ES 		4out of 4 1,622 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Junior School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW 		3out of 4 1,784 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Infant School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW 		3out of 4 1,784 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ 		3out of 4 2,007 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6LA 		- not rated 2,857 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JT 		3out of 4 2,911 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JZ 		- not rated 3,179 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS 		3out of 4 2,590 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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