Whitworth Park Academy is a secondary school located in Spennymoor. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 08/12/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Website:
Telephone: 01388824800
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Stone
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 145564

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/12/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1300
Number of Pupils: 731
Number of Boys: 363
Number of Girls: 368

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.45 Confidence interval -0.64 to -0.27
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 177 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.26
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Oxclose Crescent , DL16 6RU 		4out of 4 1,238 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor , DL16 6EX 		3out of 4 2,276 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Middlestone Moor Primary School
Rock Road , DL16 7DA 		2out of 4 435 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosa Street Primary School
Rosa Street , DL16 7NA 		2out of 4 519 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ox Close Primary School
Ox Close Crescent , DL16 6RU 		3out of 4 1,212 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
King Street Primary School
High Grange Road , DL16 6RA 		3out of 4 1,321 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green , DL16 6PP 		2out of 4 1,774 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7LN 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Merrington Road , DL17 8RW 		3out of 4 2,992 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane , DL16 7QW 		2out of 4 447 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road , DL16 7DB 		4out of 4 483 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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