OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
18 April 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
14 June 2023
5 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
12 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
County Durham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
85
77 full-time ·
8 part-time
Female pupils
46
54.1% of pupils
Male pupils
39
45.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.4 pts
below England
School
22.4%
County Durham
32.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
County Durham
4.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
County Durham
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
98.8%
84
Any other Black background
1.2%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.1%
12 of
85 pupils
6.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Reading
1.2 pts above England
School
75.0%
County Durham
73.0%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
County Durham
71.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Maths
14.0 pts below England
School
58.0%
County Durham
72.0%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.82%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.40 pts
lower than
England
School
5.82%
County Durham
6.04%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.85 pts
higher than
England
School
16.67%
County Durham
15.78%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
County Durham
1.43%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
63.4%
24.8 pts
below England
Hesleden Primary School
63.4%
County Durham
83.6%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.