Skerne Park Academy is a primary school located in Darlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2018. 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 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Coleridge Gardens, Darlington

School Information

Address: Coleridge Gardens, Darlington, DL1 5AJ
Website: www.skernepark.org.uk/
Telephone: 01325380831
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Principal Kate Chisholm
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139195

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 367
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 164
Number of Girls: 178

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
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
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG 		2out of 4 1,628 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road , DL3 7PY 		4out of 4 2,137 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Skerne Park Academy
Coleridge Gardens , DL1 5AJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Rydal Academy
Rydal Road , DL1 4BH 		3out of 4 1,131 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's RC Primary School
Beechwood Avenue , DL3 7HP 		4out of 4 1,318 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Academy
Fenby Avenue , Lascelles Park DL1 4UB 		4out of 4 1,440 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Harris Street , DL1 4NL 		3out of 4 2,003 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane , DL1 1LL 		2out of 4 2,132 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Carmel College
The Headlands , DL3 8RW 		4out of 4 2,821 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive , DL3 8AR 		2out of 4 3,165 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU 		- not rated 1,862 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR 		- not rated 2,273 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polam Hall School
Grange Road , DL1 5PA 		2out of 4 997 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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