West Rainton Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address West Rainton
Houghton le Spring
Tyne and Wear
DH4 6RN
Phone 01915843805
Reference Number 114128

General Makeup

Number of pupils 142
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.52%
Girls: 46.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 55.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 17
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 21.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 8 16
2 10 9 19
3 11 10 21
4 15 13 28
5 10 8 18
6 11 8 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71.8%
White, Other 2.1%
African 2.1%
White & Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-23
Date Description Report
2023-02-08 School inspection School inspection
2017-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-03-16 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-07-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-04-11 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.1 Unlock Unlock
Writing 2.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
East Rainton Primary School
School Road, East Rainton, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9RA
1.37 miles
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Scardale Way, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2TX
1.65 miles
Pittington Primary School
Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Pittington Primary School, Durham, DH6 1AF
1.69 miles
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG
1.96 miles
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Thorndale Road, Belmont, DH1 2AQ
1.99 miles
Hetton Primary School
Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9ND
2.06 miles
Lumley Junior School
Cocken Lane, Great Lumley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 4JJ
2.14 miles
Dubmire Primary
Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6HL
2.19 miles
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8NF
2.2 miles
Finchale Primary School
Canterbury Road, Newton Hall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5XT
2.22 miles
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0AH
2.3 miles
Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 0AH
2.34 miles
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Great Lumley, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 4JL
2.36 miles
Sherburn Primary School
Cookshold Lane, Sherburn Village, Durham, County Durham, DH6 1DU
2.4 miles
Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Kepier Crescent, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1PH
2.49 miles
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8DA
2.6 miles
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham
Renny's Lane, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 2HZ
2.61 miles
Burnside Academy Inspires
Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5HB
2.64 miles
Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9AJ
2.67 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Mill Lane, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 2JQ
2.71 miles
Name Distance
Belmont Community School
The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG
1.98 miles
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
1.99 miles
Kepier
Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH
2.41 miles
Elemore Hall School
Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD
2.58 miles
Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ
3.18 miles
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB
3.34 miles
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, County Durham, DH1 1SG
3.35 miles
New College Durham
Framwellgate Moor Centre, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5ES
3.59 miles
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
North End, Durham, DH1 4NG
3.65 miles
Park View School
Church Chare, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 3QA
3.85 miles
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
4.03 miles
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU
4.12 miles
Hermitage Academy
Waldridge Lane, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 3AD
4.27 miles
Durham High School for Girls
4.93 miles
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