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
- 311 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.6%
- Girls
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.6%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 84.2%
Other Asian 3.9%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.6%
Pakistani 2.3%
Chinese 2.3%
Indian 1%
Irish 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-2.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 42
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 12 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 25 14 11 |
| Year 1 | 48 24 24 |
| Year 2 | 44 24 20 |
| Year 3 | 36 20 16 |
| Year 4 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 5 | 52 32 20 |
| Year 6 | 30 19 11 |