OFSTED
9 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
County Durham
Trust
CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
83
77 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
42
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
41
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
below England
School
21.7%
County Durham
32.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
below England
School
6.0%
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
92.8%
77
Any other White background
6.0%
5
White and Black African
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
18.1%
15 of
83 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.6 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
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Reading
12.2 pts above England
School
86.0%
County Durham
73.0%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
County Durham
71.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Maths
7.0 pts above England
School
79.0%
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
4.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.95 pts
lower than
England
School
4.27%
County Durham
6.04%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.08%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.73 pts
lower than
England
School
5.08%
County Durham
15.78%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.69%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.11 pts
lower than
England
School
1.69%
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
59.3%
28.9 pts
below England
Castleside Primary School
59.3%
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.