Windy Nook Primary School is a primary school located in Gateshead. 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 13/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Albion Street, Gateshead

School Information

Address: Albion Street, Gateshead, NE10 9BD
Website: www.windynookprimary.org/
Telephone: 01914694954
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lucie Forrest
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108374

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 335
Number of Boys: 156
Number of Girls: 179

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.3
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Windy Nook Primary School
Albion Street , NE10 9BD 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Colegate Community Primary School
Colegate West , Leam Lane Estate NE10 9AH 		3out of 4 895 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Falla Park Community Primary School
Falla Park Road , Felling NE10 9HP 		3out of 4 985 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Drive Community Primary School
The Drive , Felling NE10 0PY 		3out of 4 1,126 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Larkspur Community Primary School
Beacon Lough East , NE9 6SS 		3out of 4 1,147 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
XP Gateshead
Swards Road , 		- not rated 384 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Hume Catholic School
Old Durham Road , Beacon Lough NE9 6RZ 		4out of 4 940 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heworth Grange School
High Lanes , Felling NE10 0PT 		1out of 4 1,276 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Grace College
Saltwell Road South , NE9 6LE 		1out of 4 3,141 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furrowfield School
Whitehill Drive , Felling NE10 9RZ 		3out of 4 546 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Ateres Girls High School
Willow Grove , Felling NE10 9PQ 		- not rated 931 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hill Top School
Wealcroft , Felling NE10 8LT 		3out of 4 1,391 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Millway Centre , Sheriff Hill NE9 5PQ 		1out of 4 1,584 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dryden School
Shotley Gardens , Low Fell NE9 5UR 		4out of 4 1,966 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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