Whinfield Primary School is a primary school located in Darlington. 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 08/02/2012. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Augusta Close, Darlington

School Information

Address: Augusta Close, Darlington, DL1 3HT
Website: www.whinfield.net
Telephone: 01325240499
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Darlington
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Shirley Welsh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134719

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 551
Number of Boys: 284
Number of Girls: 267

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1 to 1.4
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road , DL1 1SG 		2out of 4 3,061 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whinfield Primary School
Augusta Close , DL1 3HT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Springfield Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN 		2out of 4 759 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Kingsway , Thompson Street East DL1 3ES 		3out of 4 1,216 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Red Hall Primary School
Headingley Crescent , DL1 2ST 		3out of 4 1,246 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gurney Pease Academy
Dodsworth Street , DL1 2NG 		3out of 4 1,841 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haughton Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN 		2out of 4 759 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longfield Academy
Longfield Road , DL3 0HT 		3out of 4 2,425 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane , DL1 1LL 		2out of 4 2,495 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darlington College
Central Park , Haughton Road DL1 1DR 		- not rated 2,361 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaumont Hill Academy
Salters Lane South , DL1 2AN 		3out of 4 759 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rise Carr College
Eldon Street , DL3 0NS 		3out of 4 2,628 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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