Cestria Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 17 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114012
- Address
- Church Chare, DH3 3PZ
- Website
- www.cestria.durham.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 392 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 94.4%
Mixed 2%
Other 1.3%
Irish 0.8%
Other White 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 93%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Cestria Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 42 21 21 |
| Year 1 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 2 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 3 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 4 | 60 23 37 |
| Year 5 | 52 21 31 |
| Year 6 | 58 26 32 |