St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 21 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
114228
Address
Church Street, DH1 3DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
134 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
20.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.7%
Persistent absence
5.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Mixed4.4%
Other4.5%
Chinese5.2%
Other White11.9%
White British65.7%
African
2.2%
Indian
1.5%
Pakistani
1.5%
Other Asian
1.5%
Irish
0.7%
Unclassified
0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.2
WritingAverage2.1
MathsWell above average5.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
74%
Local authority average
62%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
5%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
108
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
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 classes26.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
18
8
10
Year 1
17
10
7
Year 2
20
7
13
Year 3
20
10
10
Year 4
20
15
5
Year 5
20
9
11
Year 6
19
10
9
Year 2024-2025

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