Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School is a primary school located in Newton Aycliffe. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD
Website: www.swcps.co.uk/
Telephone: 01325300324
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Page
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138556

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 385
Number of Pupils: 328
Number of Boys: 188
Number of Girls: 140

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.8
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.8
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Stephenson Way , DL5 7DD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Garburn Place , DL5 7DE 		2out of 4 251 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodham Burn Community Primary School
Humphrey Close , DL5 4EX 		2out of 4 296 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Horndale Infants' School
Scholars Path , DL5 7HB 		2out of 4 741 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis CofE (Aided) Junior School
Scholars Path , DL5 7HB 		3out of 4 784 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way , DL5 7LF 		2out of 4 1,189 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodham Academy
Washington Crescent , DL5 4AX 		3out of 4 1,763 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
UTC South Durham
Long Tens Way , Aycliffe Business Park DL5 6AP 		3out of 4 2,916 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walworth School
Bluebell Way , DL5 7LP 		3out of 4 796 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Cedar Drive , DL5 6UN 		- not rated 2,320 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society
Thornbeck College (Aycliffe Campus) , Cedar Drive DL5 6UN 		- not rated 2,465 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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