St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Durham. 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 20/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Street, Durham

School Information

Address: Church Street, Durham, DH1 3DQ
Website: www.stoswaldsdurham.net
Telephone: 01913868029
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alice Hassall
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 114228

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 136
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 65

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 1 to 7.1
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.6
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

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

School:38%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Langley Moor Nursery School
Brandon Lane , Langley Moor DH7 8LL
4out of 4 3,077 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Church Street , DH1 3DQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Crossgate Peth , DH1 4QB
4out of 4 1,065 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Laurel Avenue , The Woodlands DH1 2EY
3out of 4 1,630 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Relly Path , Neville's Cross DH1 4JG
3out of 4 1,706 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Mill Lane , Gilesgate DH1 2JQ
- not rated 2,043 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG
4out of 4 1,118 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Leonard's Catholic School
North End , DH1 4NG
3out of 4 1,841 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor , DH1 4SU
4out of 4 1,997 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Chorister School
The College , DH1 3EL
- not rated 465 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Durham
University Office , Old Evet DH1 3HP
- not rated 502 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Durham School
Quarry Heads Lane , DURHAM DH1 4SZ
- not rated 737 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH
- not rated 902 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Durham High School for Girls
Farewell Hall , South Road DH1 3TB
- not rated 2,074 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.