Shirland Primary School is a primary school located in Alfreton. 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 28/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Park Lane, Alfreton

School Information

Address: Park Lane, Alfreton, DE55 6BH
Website: www.shirland.derbyshire.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01773832426
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Louise Needham
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112620

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 200
Number of Pupils: 198
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.2
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.6
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
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:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shirland Primary School
Park Lane , Shirland DE55 6BH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School
High Street , Stonebroom DE55 6JY
3out of 4 1,565 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mickley Infant School
Milton Avenue , Stretton DE55 6GG
3out of 4 1,863 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morton Primary School
Main Road , Morton DE55 6HH
3out of 4 2,204 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westhouses Primary School
Bolden Terrace , Westhouses DE55 5AF
2out of 4 2,216 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alfreton Park Community Special School
Alfreton Park , Wingfield Road DE55 7AL
3out of 4 3,224 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.