Howden-le-Wear Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 148852
- Address
- School Street, Howden-le-Wear, DL15 8HJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 187 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 60.4%
- Girls
- 39.6%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.3%
White British 93%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other White 1.6%
Mixed 1.6%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 8 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 23 14 9 |
| Year 1 | 26 16 10 |
| Year 2 | 28 17 11 |
| Year 3 | 20 11 9 |
| Year 4 | 23 13 10 |
| Year 5 | 24 14 10 |
| Year 6 | 27 20 7 |