St Francis CofE (Aided) Junior School is a primary school located in Newton Aycliffe. 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 16/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe

School Information

Address: Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7HB
Website: http://www.stfrancisjunior.org.uk/
Telephone: 01325300236
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Lakey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114267

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 164
Number of Pupils: 139
Number of Boys: 62
Number of Girls: 77

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
St Francis CofE (Aided) Junior School
Scholars Path , DL5 7HB 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Horndale Infants' School
Scholars Path , DL5 7HB 		2out of 4 48 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Byerley Park Primary School
Greenfield Way , DL5 7LE 		3out of 4 404 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Garburn Place , DL5 7DE 		2out of 4 598 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Stephenson Way , DL5 7DD 		2out of 4 784 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way , DL5 7LF 		2out of 4 541 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodham Academy
Washington Crescent , DL5 4AX 		3out of 4 2,338 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walworth School
Bluebell Way , DL5 7LP 		3out of 4 576 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Cedar Drive , DL5 6UN 		- not rated 3,021 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society
Thornbeck College (Aycliffe Campus) , Cedar Drive DL5 6UN 		- not rated 3,172 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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