Witton-le-Wear Primary School is a primary school located in Bishop Auckland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 26/04/2013. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St James Gardens, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: St James Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG
Website: http://www.witton-le-wear.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01388488350
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Whelerton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114067

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 100
Number of Pupils: 94
Number of Boys: 46
Number of Girls: 48

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 5
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 3.1
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:93%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
St James Gardens , Witton-le-Wear DL14 0BG 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
School Street , Howden-le-Wear DL15 8HJ 		4out of 4 2,580 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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