Shiney Row Primary School is a primary school located in Houghton le Spring. 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 21/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is 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: Rear South View, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4QP
Website: www.shineyrowschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01913852701
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Ashton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108826

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 123
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.1 to 4
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.3 to 4.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shiney Row Primary School
Rear South View , Shiney Row DH4 4QP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Barnwell Academy
Whitefield Estate , Penshaw DH4 7RT
3out of 4 747 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Station Road , Penshaw DH4 7JZ
4out of 4 760 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Penshaw Academy
Langdale Road , New Penshaw DH4 7HY
3out of 4 1,243 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton Road , Newbottle DH4 4EE
3out of 4 1,876 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF
3out of 4 3,265 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.