West Cornforth Primary School is a primary school located in Ferryhill. 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 07/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above 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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High Street, Ferryhill

School Information

Address: High Street, Ferryhill, DL17 9HP
Website: http://www.westcornforth.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01740654315
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jill Hodgson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114079

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 186
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 106
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 1.6 to 6.9
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.3 to 5.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2 to 6.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Cornforth Primary School
High Street , West Cornforth DL17 9HP 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coxhoe Primary School
Cornforth Lane , Coxhoe DH6 4EJ 		4out of 4 1,115 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Cleves Cross , DL17 8QY 		4out of 4 2,159 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Broom Road , DL17 8AN 		2out of 4 2,766 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Woodlands
Broom Road , DL17 8AN 		3out of 4 2,766 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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