West Boldon Primary School is a primary school located in East Boldon. 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 05/02/2009. 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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Hindmarch Drive, East Boldon

School Information

Address: Hindmarch Drive, East Boldon, NE36 0HX
Website: www.west-boldon.co.uk
Telephone: 01915362846
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: South Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Linsey Garr
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108701

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/02/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 270
Number of Boys: 137
Number of Girls: 133

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.2
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.6

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:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boldon Nursery School
Reginald Street , NE35 9DG 		4out of 4 690 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Helen Gibson Nursery School
North Lane , NE36 0DL 		4out of 4 1,124 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hylton Red House Nursery School
Rotherham Road , Red House Estate SR5 5QL 		4out of 4 3,193 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Boldon Primary School
Hindmarch Drive , West Boldon NE36 0HX 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Boldon Junior School
North Lane , NE36 0DL 		2out of 4 1,147 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Boldon Infants' School
Front Street , NE36 0SW 		4out of 4 1,218 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Forest View Primary
Rembrandt Avenue , NE34 8RZ 		3out of 4 1,650 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hedworth Lane Primary School
Hedworth Lane , NE35 9JB 		3out of 4 1,742 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Boldon School
New Road , NE35 9DZ 		2out of 4 460 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Red House Academy
Rutherglen Road , Red House Estate SR5 5LN 		1out of 4 2,845 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harry Watts Academy
Ramillies Road , SR5 5JA 		- not rated 2,364 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Craigshaw Road , SR5 3NF 		1out of 4 2,726 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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