Wolsingham 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Upper Town, Bishop Auckland

School Information

Address: Upper Town, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3ET
Website:
Telephone: 01388527457
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Kitching
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114068

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 231
Number of Pupils: 184
Number of Boys: 96
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.6
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.2 to -0.2
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wolsingham Primary School
Upper Town , Wolsingham DL13 3ET 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wolsingham School
The Grammar School Building , West End DL13 3DJ 		- not rated 1,069 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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