St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham 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 18/01/2013. 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 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dene House Road, Seaham

School Information

Address: Dene House Road, Seaham, SR7 7BJ
Website: http://www.st-marymagdalens.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01915813055
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Andrea Goodwin
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114236

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 269
Number of Pupils: 302
Number of Boys: 153
Number of Girls: 149

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Seaham Harbour Nursery School
Bottleworks Road, Seaham Harbour SR7 7NN 		1,306 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham
Dene House Road, SR7 7BJ 		0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Seaham Trinity Primary School
Princess Road, SR7 7SP 		612 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ropery Walk Primary School
Ropery Walk, SR7 7JZ 		1,103 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Seaview Primary School
The Avenue, Deneside SR7 8PD 		1,475 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Seaham Academy
Byron Terrace, SR7 0HX 		1,868 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSeaham High School
Station Road, SR7 0BH 		1,649 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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