Wessington Primary School is a primary school located in Washington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lanercost, Washington

School Information

Address: Lanercost, Washington, NE38 7PY
Website:
Telephone: 01914187916
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anna Young
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134532

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 312
Number of Pupils: 271
Number of Boys: 141
Number of Girls: 130

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0 to 4.5
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.5 to 0.4

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:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 1,372 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		3out of 4 2,055 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wessington Primary School
Lanercost , NE38 7PY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Village Lane , NE38 7HU 		3out of 4 467 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Biddick Primary School
Kirkham , Biddick Village NE38 7HQ 		3out of 4 506 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
John F Kennedy Primary School
Station Road , Columbia NE38 7AR 		3out of 4 867 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barmston Village Primary School
Barmston Centre , NE38 8JA 		3out of 4 1,170 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA 		1out of 4 1,067 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 1,142 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 1,512 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF 		3out of 4 1,541 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road , NE38 7NY 		4out of 4 1,280 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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