Thornhill Primary School is a primary school located in Shildon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 24/06/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Thornhill Gardens, Shildon

School Information

Address: Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, DL4 1ES
Website: www.thornhill.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388772906
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss S Overfield
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114106

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1.6 to 5.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 2,429 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornhill Primary School
Thornhill Gardens , DL4 1ES 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Timothy Hackworth Primary School
Byerley Road , DL4 1HN 		3out of 4 930 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
Jubilee Road , DL4 2EQ 		4out of 4 997 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Gibson Street , Coundon Grange DL14 8DY 		4out of 4 1,622 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Primary School
St Andrew's Road , DL14 6RY 		3out of 4 2,070 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 3,245 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ 		3out of 4 3,257 yd Academy converter 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 3,267 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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