Westlea Primary School is a primary school located in Seaham. 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 17/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Winslow Crescent, Seaham

School Information

Address: Winslow Crescent, Seaham, SR7 8JU
Website: www.westleaprimaryschool.com/
Telephone: 01915813658
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debbie Hughes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113998

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 238
Number of Pupils: 265
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 131

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.9 to 4.7
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Seaham Harbour Nursery School
Bottleworks Road, Seaham Harbour SR7 7NN 		3,018 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Westlea Primary School
Winslow Crescent, Westlea Estate SR7 8JU 		0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Mill Road, SR7 0HW 		387 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4New Seaham Academy
Byron Terrace, SR7 0HX 		719 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Seaview Primary School
The Avenue, Deneside SR7 8PD 		1,130 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham
Dene House Road, SR7 7BJ 		2,088 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSeaham High School
Station Road, SR7 0BH 		458 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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