Sherburn Primary School is a primary school located in Durham. 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 30/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cookshold Lane, Durham

School Information

Address: Cookshold Lane, Durham, DH6 1DU
Website: www.sherburnprimary.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01913720281
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Susan Cornforth
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114127

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 156
Number of Boys: 74
Number of Girls: 82

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.2
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sherburn Primary School
Cookshold Lane , Sherburn Village DH6 1DU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Thorndale Road , DH1 2AQ
- not rated 1,569 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Scardale Way , Belmont DH1 2TX
3out of 4 1,757 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Pittington Primary School
Hallgarth Lane , Pittington DH6 1AF
3out of 4 1,784 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP
2out of 4 2,006 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP
3out of 4 2,107 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.