St John's Church of England Academy in Darlington

St John's Church of England 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 are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Fenby Avenue, Darlington, DL1 4UB
Website:	http://www.stjohnsceacademy.co.uk
Telephone:	01325380725
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Darlington
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Marco Ramsay
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	138128

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	2 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	253
Number of Boys:	142
Number of Girls:	111

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.1%	4%
Persistent absence:	4.4%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.6

Writing

Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.6

Maths

Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	83%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	17%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	107
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
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	1,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Dent Nursery School Elms Road , DL3 7PY	4out of 4	2,623 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Church of England Academy Fenby Avenue , Lascelles Park DL1 4UB	4out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Rydal Academy Rydal Road , DL1 4BH	3out of 4	533 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Harris Street , DL1 4NL	3out of 4	597 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Firthmoor Primary School Ingleby Moor Crescent , DL1 4RW	3out of 4	671 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heathfield Primary School The Broadway , DL1 1EJ	2out of 4	1,287 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	1,168 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haughton Academy Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN	2out of 4	2,990 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Darlington College Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR	- not rated	1,806 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College Vane Terrace , DL3 7AU	- not rated	2,567 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	2,018 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beaumont Hill Academy Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN	3out of 4	2,990 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St John's Church of England AcademyFenby Avenue, Darlington