Howletch Lane Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- 114198
- Address
- Pennine Drive, County Durham, SR8 2NQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 378 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.6%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.4%
White British 91.8%
African 2.9%
Mixed 1.9%
Other White 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4.3
WritingWell below average-3.2
MathsWell below average-3.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 34%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Howletch Lane Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 10 8 2 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 11 7 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 7 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 24 21 |
| Year 1 | 45 27 18 |
| Year 2 | 41 22 19 |
| Year 3 | 46 26 20 |
| Year 4 | 41 17 24 |
| Year 5 | 50 23 27 |
| Year 6 | 57 30 27 |