Richard Coates Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
145784
Address
Thornhill Road, Ponteland, NE20 9QB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
331 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
4.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.7%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.9%
Other White 3.9%
Other Asian 3%
Pakistani 2.7%
Chinese 2.1%
Mixed 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Richard Coates Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
38
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
8
9
Reception, Full-time
45
24
21
Year 1
43
22
21
Year 2
35
20
15
Year 3
51
24
27
Year 4
49
30
19
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
55
28
27
Year 2023-2024

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