Reid Street Primary School

Reid Street Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection. The school's core values of respect, equality, independence, and diversity are deeply embedded in its culture, promoting a safe and happy environment for pupils. Teaching staff are well-trained, with high expectations for all students, and the support provided for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities is effective. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the school has successfully adapted its curriculum and ensured that pupils are engaged and making progress in their learning. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in some subjects like science and mathematics, where vocabulary development needs to be more effectively addressed. Leaders have also faced challenges in monitoring curriculum delivery due to pandemic restrictions, potentially impacting the overall quality of education in certain subjects. Addressing these areas will be crucial for continuing to support all pupils in achieving their potential.

Strengths

• Pupils understand and embody the school's values of respect, equality, independence, and diversity.
• The curriculum is well-designed to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong teaching of reading and mathematics helps pupils perform well.
• Teachers effectively adapt lessons to match pupil needs.
• Staff are well-trained and have high ambitions for all pupils.
• Pupils enjoy reading and benefit from a wide variety of books.
• The school fosters independence and resilience among students.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to articulate key subject vocabulary in science and mathematics.
• Limited monitoring of curriculum implementation in subjects other than mathematics, English, and science.

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 Reid Street Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Reid Street 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 Reid Street Primary School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% 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, 14.0% of pupils at Reid Street Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2023–24 Reid Street Primary School received £6,491 and spent £7,060 for each of its 401 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £887,000 (£2,211 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Education Village Academy Trust, income was £9,458 and spending £9,385 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Reid Street Primary School is part of The Education Village Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Gurney Pease Academy Darlington
• Marchbank Free School Darlington
• Springfield Academy Darlington
• Haughton Academy Darlington
• Beaumont Hill Academy Darlington
• Whinfield Primary School Darlington

What is Reid Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Reid Street Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Reid Street Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Reid Street Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Reid Street Primary School have?

Reid Street Primary School has 364 pupils on roll.

What age range does Reid Street Primary School cover?

Reid Street Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Reid Street Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Reid Street Primary School?

Reid Street Primary School is at Reid Street, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6EX.