Skerne Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 139195
- Address
- Coleridge Gardens, DL1 5AJ
- Website
- www.skernepark.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 302 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.6%
- Persistent absence
- 30.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.8%
White British 80.5%
Other White 8.6%
Unclassified 5.3%
Mixed 2.6%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell below average-3.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 44%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Skerne Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 33 19 14 |
| Year 1 | 32 13 19 |
| Year 2 | 39 17 22 |
| Year 3 | 43 20 23 |
| Year 4 | 44 18 26 |
| Year 5 | 47 27 20 |
| Year 6 | 49 29 20 |