Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2021 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
114213
Address
Hilda Park, DH2 2JT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
276 (58% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.1%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92%
African 2.9%
Mixed 2.6%
Other White 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
31
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
31
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
15
10
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
9
12
Reception, Full-time
29
12
17
Year 1
36
17
19
Year 2
33
18
15
Year 3
33
12
21
Year 4
29
11
18
Year 5
33
21
12
Year 6
39
17
22
Year 2024-2025

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