Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Black Swan Wynd
Staindrop
Darlington
County Durham
DL2 3NL
Phone 01833660334
Reference Number 114226

Staindrop CofE Primary School has demonstrated overall good performance across various domains, with outstanding behaviour and personal development of pupils. The school, which last received an inspection over a decade ago, has maintained strong community ties and high expectations for students. Relationships between staff and pupils are supportive, fostering a safe learning environment where students take responsibility for their actions and learning. The curriculum is aspirational, designed to extend beyond national standards and to involve pupils actively in their education. However, the report identifies some limitations in assessing pupils' readiness for more complex tasks, particularly in foundation subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 181
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.25%
Girls: 44.75%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 12 23
2 14 5 19
3 11 8 19
4 10 11 21
5 12 13 25
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.5%
White & Black (African) 1.7%
White & Asian 1.1%
White, Other 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 14 Nov 2023
Date Report
14 Nov 2023 School inspection:
24 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
12 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
25 Feb 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils exhibit exceptional behaviour and take responsibility for their actions.
  • The school promotes strong relationships built on respect and care.
  • Pupils demonstrate a love for learning and produce high-quality work.
  • The curriculum is aspirational and extends beyond national standards.
  • Extra-curricular activities effectively foster pupils' character development.
  • The school supports and identifies the needs of pupils with SEND accurately.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment in some foundation subjects does not effectively gauge pupils' readiness for complex tasks.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 84%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 31%

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 112
Maths 113

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 5.1
Writing 2.5
Maths 4.9

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 2
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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