West Pelton Primary School is a primary school located in Stanley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 20/07/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Twizell Lane, Stanley

School Information

Address: Twizell Lane, Stanley, DH9 6SQ
Website: www.westpelton.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01913700238
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Victoria Hewison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114004

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/07/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 62
Number of Boys: 35
Number of Girls: 27

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 8.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 0.3 to 8.8
Maths
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 6.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:29%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
West Pelton Primary School
Twizell Lane , West Pelton DH9 6SQ 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School
Pelton Lane , Pelton DH2 1NP 		3out of 4 1,414 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beamish Primary School
Co-operative Villas , Beamish DH9 0QN 		3out of 4 1,493 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stanley Burnside Primary School
Mendip Terrace , South Stanley DH9 6QP 		3out of 4 2,642 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
East Stanley School
Chester Road , East Stanley DH9 0TN 		- not rated 2,800 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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