Vane Road Primary 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/05/2013. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Vane Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5RH
Website: www.vaneroadprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01325300380
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr K F G Pavey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114206

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 408
Number of Boys: 217
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.1
Maths
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vane Road Primary School
Vane Road , DL5 5RH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Central Avenue , DL5 5NP 		3out of 4 430 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sugar Hill Primary School
Sheraton Road , DL5 5NU 		4out of 4 930 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodham Burn Community Primary School
Humphrey Close , DL5 4EX 		2out of 4 1,517 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Stephenson Way , DL5 7DD 		2out of 4 1,775 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodham Academy
Washington Crescent , DL5 4AX 		3out of 4 545 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Greenfield Community College, A Specialist Arts and Science School
Greenfield Way , DL5 7LF 		2out of 4 2,949 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Cedar Drive , DL5 6UN 		- not rated 552 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 705 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walworth School
Bluebell Way , DL5 7LP 		3out of 4 2,115 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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