Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Scardale Way
Belmont
Durham
County Durham
DH1 2TX
Phone 01913869494
Reference Number 114139

Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School is performing well overall, with a solid 'Good' rating across all inspection areas. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and supported. They benefit from various leadership opportunities and a wide range of extracurricular activities, which contribute to their personal development and engagement in school life. The leadership team has a good understanding of the school's strengths and areas for improvement, supported by positive staff feedback and a strong response from parents in surveys.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 204
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.88%
Girls: 44.12%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 14 26
2 13 18 31
3 19 11 30
4 18 13 31
5 21 13 34
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.1%
Asian, Other 2%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 30 Apr 2024
Date Report
30 Apr 2024 School inspection:
18 Dec 2018 Short inspection
10 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
13 May 2013 Monitoring visit
30 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
11 Apr 2011 Full inspection:
11 Dec 2007 Full inspection:
02 Feb 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy harmonious relationships and feel safe.
  • High expectations for behaviour and academic achievement.
  • Effective phonics teaching starting from Nursery and Reception.
  • Strong support for struggling readers, including tailored interventions.
  • Inclusive curriculum that reflects national standards and is well complemented by extracurricular activities.
  • Effective communication and engagement with parents.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum development plans have been hindered by previous staff turbulence.
  • Inconsistent understanding and implementation of new initiatives by staff.
  • Unclear mapping of purpose, sequencing, and assessment in some subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9%

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 109
Maths 110

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 0.4
Writing -0.7
Maths 1.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 0
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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