Rickleton Primary School is a primary school located in Washington. 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 18/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are 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: Vigo Lane, Washington, NE38 9EZ
Website: www.rickletonprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01914155050
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jan Price
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108818

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 227
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1
Writing
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 2,438 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rickleton Primary School
Vigo Lane , Rickleton NE38 9EZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Barley Mow Primary School
Pembroke Avenue , Barley Mow DH3 2DJ 		3out of 4 1,531 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Portobello Primary School
Tamerton Drive , Birtley DH3 2LY 		3out of 4 1,634 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lambton Primary School
Caradoc Close , Lambton Village NE38 0PL 		3out of 4 1,766 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road , Oxclose NE38 0LR 		3out of 4 1,816 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 2,242 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 2,266 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 2,421 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 2,834 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Park View School
Church Chare , DH3 3QA 		3out of 4 3,039 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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