Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 148916
- Address
- Smith Street, Tow Law, DL13 4AU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 77 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 92.2%
Mixed 5.2%
Unclassified 2.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2.5
WritingAverage-2.1
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
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 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 10
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 16 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 3 3 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 4 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 13 8 5 |
| Year 1 | 11 5 6 |
| Year 2 | 9 3 6 |
| Year 3 | 8 4 4 |
| Year 4 | 5 2 3 |
| Year 5 | 10 4 6 |
| Year 6 | 9 6 3 |