Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School

Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School has shown considerable improvement since its inception as an academy in 2019 and is now performing well overall. The leadership team, aided by the support of the Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust, has made significant strides in enhancing the quality of education and outcomes for pupils. The school's caring environment, rooted in Christian values, allows pupils to thrive academically and socially, reflecting positively on their behaviour and attitude towards learning.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High expectations from staff leading to good pupil outcomes.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• A well-implemented curriculum tailored to meet pupils' needs.
• A positive reading culture supported by an engaging library.
• Well-planned early years provision that promotes language development.
• Effective systems for ensuring pupil safety and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for weaker readers is not always closely matched to their phonics knowledge gaps.
• Limited understanding of other religions among some pupils.

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 Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.7% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE 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 Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.6% 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, 10.3% of pupils at Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 2024–25 Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School received £8,734 and spent £8,667 for each of its 110 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £104,000 (£953 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust, income was £7,271 and spending £7,125 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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All schools in Consett · County Durham local authority: places and applications

Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School is part of Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Gateshead
• Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School Bishop Auckland
• Northern Saints Church of England Academy Sunderland
• Cleadon Church of England Academy Sunderland
• Newbrough Church of England Primary School Hexham
• Wark Church of England Primary School Hexham
• Ingleton CofE Primary School Darlington
• Heighington Church of England Primary School Newton Aycliffe
• Henshaw Church of England Primary School Hexham
• Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool Darlington

What is Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School have?

Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School has 126 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School cover?

Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School?

Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School is at Manor Road, Medomsley, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6QN.