Wheatley Hill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Durham. 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 05/02/2014. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3RQ
Website: www.whprimary.com
Telephone: 01429820594
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Scarr
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114147

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 251
Number of Pupils: 348
Number of Boys: 176
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 7.6 Confidence interval 4.8 to 10.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.2 Confidence interval 3.8 to 8.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wingate Community Nursery School
Partridge Terrace , TS28 5BD
4out of 4 3,080 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Wheatley Hill , DH6 3RQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Thornley Road , Wheatley Hill DH6 3NR
- not rated 318 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornley Primary School
Cooper's Terrace , Thornley DH6 3DZ
3out of 4 1,622 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Deaf Hill Primary School
Station Road West , TS29 6BP
3out of 4 2,602 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary
Fleming Field , Shotton DH6 2JQ
3out of 4 3,043 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.