St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton is a primary school located in Seaham. 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 17/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Lane, Seaham

School Information

Address: Church Lane, Seaham, SR7 9RD
Website: www.murton-st-josephs.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01915261795
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss J Jones
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114276

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 163
Number of Boys: 80
Number of Girls: 83

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 5.1 Confidence interval 2 to 8.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 1 to 6.7
Maths
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -1.2 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:100%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
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
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton
Church Lane, Murton SR7 9RD 		0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ribbon School
Barnes Road, Murton SR7 9QR 		521 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4South Hetton Primary
Frederick Terrace, South Hetton DH6 2TJ 		2,417 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Easington Lane Primary School
High Street, Easington Lane DH5 0JT 		3,075 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Seaview Primary School
The Avenue, Deneside SR7 8PD 		3,212 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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