Shield Row Primary School is a primary school located in Stanley. 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 28/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: King Edward VIII Terrace, Stanley, DH9 0HQ
Website: www.shieldrow.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01207239661
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Jill Cooke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141997

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 153
Number of Boys: 83
Number of Girls: 70

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.6
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -2 to 2.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhill Nursery School
Oxhill , DH9 7LR
3out of 4 2,275 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shield Row Primary School
King Edward VIII Terrace , Shield Row DH9 0HQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
East Stanley School
Chester Road , East Stanley DH9 0TN
- not rated 747 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Front Street , DH9 0NP
- not rated 1,109 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stanley Burnside Primary School
Mendip Terrace , South Stanley DH9 6QP
3out of 4 1,576 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beamish Primary School
Co-operative Villas , Beamish DH9 0QN
3out of 4 1,626 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Durham Academy
High Street , DH9 0TW
2out of 4 893 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tanfield School
Tanfield Lea Road , DH9 8AY
- not rated 1,473 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.