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Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
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Leadership and management Good
Achievement of pupils Good
Quality of teaching Good
Behaviour and safety of pupils Good
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Foundational Skills: Foundation skills are below national expectations initially, but Early Years provision helps children make good progress.
Success of the Curriculum: Pupils' reading skills improve to average by Year 6, and mathematics attainment is significantly above average.
Areas Needing Improvement: Marking is less effective in giving pupils clear targets for improvement.
Performance in Maths & Reading: By Year 6, pupils' attainment in reading is average, and significantly above average in mathematics.
Support for Falling Behind: Effective intervention programmes are in place to help pupils achieve well.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils' behaviour in lessons is good and they have positive attitudes to learning.
Support for SEND Pupils: Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs make very good progress due to targeted support.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Staff handle inappropriate behaviour well and pupils are very aware of bullying, especially related to e-safety.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Pupils feel safe in school and staff ensure consistent and fair behaviour management.
Parent Feedback: Parents and carers mostly believe children are safe and make good progress in school.
Extracurricular Activities: Pupils play musical instruments like the ukulele, which is highly engaging and enjoyable.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers use video clips, role play, and games to stimulate and make learning fun.
Impact on Student Progress: Good and sometimes outstanding teaching helps all pupils make good progress.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Subject leaders observe colleagues’ teaching providing constructive feedback.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Inconsistent marking and feedback for some writing tasks are areas noted for improvement.
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Tanfield Lea Community Primary School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in County Durham, North East.

It has 336 students from age 3-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 21 : 1.

At this school, 69% 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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Phase of Education Primary Primary Primary
Type Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools Local Authority Maintained Schools
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B-
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Ofset report Good Good Good
Age range 3-11 3-11 2-11
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 21.5 - 17.9
Proficient Math 105 111 101
Proficient Read 107 107 102
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 105 98 97
Reading 107 99 98

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 69% 57.35% 55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 19% 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 1.5 Above Average
Writing 1.9 Above Average
Maths 1.1 Above 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 1 97 96
Reading 105 2 96 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 71% 3 60.73% 60.44%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 17% 3 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 1.7 Above Average
Writing 0.8 Above Average
Maths -0.3 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 105 2 96 94
Reading 107 2 96 95

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 68% 14 62.72% 59.51%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 14% 1 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 2.1 Above Average
Writing 0.8 Above Average
Maths 1.3 Above 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 103 92 93
Reading 105 93 93

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Reading, writing and maths School LA England
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54% 59.83% 56.29%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard 15% 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 1.8 Above Average
Writing 1.5 Above Average
Maths 0.5 Average
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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
21 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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