St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop Auckland. 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 16/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH
Website: www.st-wilfrids.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388603451
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Joanne Sands
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114262

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 128

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -6.5 to -1.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1.4
Maths
Below Average: -3 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Aclet Close Nursery School
Aclet Close , DL14 6PX
3out of 4 588 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Etherley Lane Nursery School
Hazel Grove , DL14 7RF
4out of 4 1,332 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Murphy Crescent , DL14 6QH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS
3out of 4 528 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodhouse Community Primary School
Walker Drive , DL14 6QW
3out of 4 695 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Junior School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW
3out of 4 1,078 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cockton Hill Infant School
McIntyre Terrace , Cockton Hill DL14 6HW
3out of 4 1,078 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JT
3out of 4 251 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Barrington Academy
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6LA
- not rated 361 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ
3out of 4 1,899 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane , DL14 6JZ
- not rated 498 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Evergreen Primary School
Warwick Road , DL14 6LS
3out of 4 753 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.