Victoria Lane Academy 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 15/05/2014. 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 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Victoria Lane, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: Victoria Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN
Website: http://www.victorialane.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388603588
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Richardson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138555

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 270
Number of Pupils: 192
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 84

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.8
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.4
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.9 to 0.5

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:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Lane Academy
Victoria Lane , Coundon DL14 8NN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Victoria Lane , Coundon DL14 8NN 		- not rated 81 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Gibson Street , Coundon Grange DL14 8DY 		4out of 4 2,307 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View , Kirk Merrington DL16 7JB 		4out of 4 2,699 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Primary School
St Andrew's Road , DL14 6RY 		3out of 4 3,272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road , DL14 7JZ 		3out of 4 2,994 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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