Usworth Colliery Primary School

Usworth Colliery Primary School demonstrates a solid performance, having improved from its previous 'Requires Improvement' rating to a current assessment of 'Good' across all areas. The school is characterized by a positive and inclusive environment where pupils express their enjoyment of learning, feel safe, and appreciate the supportive nature of their teachers. The leadership team is effective, maintaining a high standard of education and fostering a sense of teamwork among staff and governors. Despite these strengths, there are areas identified for further development, particularly in ensuring coherency and sequencing within the curriculum for all subjects.

Strengths

• Positive and safe school environment
• Skilled and committed leadership team
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong focus on reading and writing
• Well-organized after-school clubs
• High-quality classroom displays
• Good behavior and attitudes among pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum coherence and sequencing needs improvement
• Some pupils struggle to retain previously taught content
• Not all reading books are well matched to early readers' phonics knowledge

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Usworth Colliery Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Usworth Colliery Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Usworth Colliery Primary School had 13.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 27.3% of pupils at Usworth Colliery Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 27 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Usworth Colliery Primary School received £9,609 and spent £9,318 for each of its 333 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £98,000 (£295 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Usworth Colliery Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Usworth Colliery Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was Usworth Colliery Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Usworth Colliery Primary School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does Usworth Colliery Primary School have?

Usworth Colliery Primary School has 333 pupils on roll.

What age range does Usworth Colliery Primary School cover?

Usworth Colliery Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Usworth Colliery Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Usworth Colliery Primary School?

Usworth Colliery Primary School is at Manor Road, Sulgrave, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 3BL.