Ropery Walk Primary School is a primary school located in Seaham. 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 06/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ropery Walk, Seaham

School Information

Address: Ropery Walk, Seaham, SR7 7JZ
Website: www.roperywalk.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01915813959
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Bell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113993

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 259
Number of Boys: 135
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Seaham Harbour Nursery School
Bottleworks Road , Seaham Harbour SR7 7NN 		4out of 4 215 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ropery Walk Primary School
Ropery Walk , SR7 7JZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Seaham Trinity Primary School
Princess Road , SR7 7SP 		3out of 4 755 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham
Dene House Road , SR7 7BJ 		3out of 4 1,103 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Seaview Primary School
The Avenue , Deneside SR7 8PD 		3out of 4 1,930 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Mill Road , SR7 0HW 		- not rated 2,816 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Seaham High School
Station Road , SR7 0BH 		- not rated 2,517 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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