Tudhoe Colliery Primary School is a primary school located in Spennymoor. 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 13/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Front Street, Spennymoor

School Information

Address: Front Street, Spennymoor, DL16 6TJ
Website: http://www.tudhoecollieryprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01388814399
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jim Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138557

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 157
Number of Pupils: 213
Number of Boys: 113
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1.3
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.2
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:29%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor , DL16 6EX
3out of 4 1,945 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxclose Nursery School
Oxclose Crescent , DL16 6RU
4out of 4 2,107 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
Front Street , Tudhoe Colliery DL16 6TJ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Durham Road , DL16 6SL
- not rated 1,519 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Street Primary School
High Grange Road , DL16 6RA
3out of 4 2,075 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green , DL16 6PP
2out of 4 2,121 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ox Close Primary School
Ox Close Crescent , DL16 6RU
3out of 4 2,129 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7QW
2out of 4 3,259 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.