Finchale Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Canterbury Road
Newton Hall
Durham
County Durham
DH1 5XT
Phone 01913865187
Reference Number 130312

General Makeup

Number of pupils 213
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.58%
Girls: 47.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 3.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 17 29
2 16 14 30
3 15 15 30
4 15 17 32
5 18 12 30
6 17 15 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.9%
White, Other 2.3%
Indian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
African 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%
White & Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-12-04
Date Description Report
2019-11-06 School inspection School inspection
2015-01-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-15 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-01-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-05-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-11-04 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 81% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19% 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 108 Unlock Unlock
Maths 107 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 1.3 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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 30 2
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
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Durham Gilesgate Primary School
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1.48 miles
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
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1.75 miles
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
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Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
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Nettlesworth Primary School
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2.14 miles
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
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2.2 miles
West Rainton Primary School
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2.22 miles
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
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2.31 miles
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
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Lumley Junior School
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2.57 miles
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
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2.7 miles
Sacriston Academy
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2.76 miles
Bearpark Primary School
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2.94 miles
Name Distance
Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ
0.96 miles
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB
1.21 miles
New College Durham
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1.37 miles
Durham Sixth Form Centre
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1.59 miles
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
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1.62 miles
Belmont Community School
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1.78 miles
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
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2.07 miles
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
2.28 miles
Durham Academy
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3.31 miles
Durham High School for Girls
3.33 miles
Hermitage Academy
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3.57 miles
Park View School
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3.67 miles
Hetton Academy
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4.2 miles
Elemore Hall School
Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD
4.34 miles
Kepier
Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH
4.4 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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