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Sacriston Academy
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The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership and management Good
Early years provision Outstanding
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Foundational Skills: Leaders have prioritized the teaching of reading, ensuring staff have necessary training to develop expertise.
Success of the Curriculum: A well-sequenced curriculum helps pupils achieve well. Lessons start with revisiting prior learning.
Areas Needing Improvement: Revised curriculum plans for some foundation subjects are currently being implemented.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Teachers check that pupils gain and retain key knowledge, particularly in math and history.
Support for Falling Behind: Pupils falling behind in reading are swiftly identified and supported.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary; they listen attentively in lessons and move sensibly around school.
Support for SEND Pupils: Staff create relevant plans and make appropriate adaptations to help SEND pupils achieve their best.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Most pupils believe bullying does not happen and trust staff to resolve it quickly if it does.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Staff teach a detailed health and safety curriculum; pupils feel safe and know whom to turn to for help.
Parent Feedback: Parents have great trust in the school’s leaders and highly value what the school offers their children.
Parental Involvement: The school engages well with parents, guiding them in how to support their children, particularly with reading at home.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils appreciate before and after-school clubs planned carefully to ensure all can access something of interest.
Outdoor Facilities: The early years setting is described as well-organized and welcoming, with purposeful activities.
Teacher Engagement: All staff are trained to deliver phonics successfully and engage well with pupils to develop their expertise.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers make suitable adaptations to help all pupils learn well, regularly checking student progress.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Quality teaching is supported by staff training and consistent behavior management approaches.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Some subject leaders are relatively new and need further development.
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Sacriston Academy is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in County Durham, North East.

It has 196 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 16 : 1.

At this school, 67% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Ofset report Good Good -
Age range 3-11 4-11 2-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 16.2 16 -
Proficient Math 103 99 -
Proficient Read 105 103 -
Grade 5 or above GCSE - - -
Grade 5 or above A Level - - -
Day Fees - - -
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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 103 98 97
Reading 105 99 98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67% 57.35% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 7% 7.35% 7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -1 Below Average
Writing 0.5 Average
Maths 0.1 Average

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic 2020, 2021 and 2022 Primary school exam
results were not published at school level.

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 104 3 97 96
Reading 104 1 96 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64% 14 60.73% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 0% 10.1% 9.72%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -1.0 Below Average
Writing -0.5 Below Average
Maths -1.9 Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths 101 96 94
Reading 103 96 95

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50% 62.72% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 0% 10.1% 9.16%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -2.5 Below Average
Writing -2.1 Below Average
Maths -3.1 Below Average

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score School LA England
Maths - 92 93
Reading - 93 93

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard - 59.83% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard - 8.42% 8.19%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject Progress score Description
Reading -
Writing -
Maths -
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 24th Feb 2025 - 28th Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 14th Apr 2025 - 25th Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 21st Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 4th Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 23rd Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 1st Mar 2025 - 13th Apr 2025
Summer Term 26th Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 20th Jul 2025
Students Teachers
16 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Sacriston Academy
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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