Ribbon School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
138633
Address
Barnes Road, Murton, SR7 9QR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
512 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
3.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.5%
Persistent absence
12.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
28.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.6%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.8%
Mixed 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
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
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Ribbon School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
57
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
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 classes24.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
69
38
31
Reception, Full-time
62
29
33
Year 1
65
33
32
Year 2
56
23
33
Year 3
55
25
30
Year 4
52
25
27
Year 5
82
45
37
Year 6
65
33
32
Year 2024-2025

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