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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH1 5LPBlue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Primary

Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH1 5LP www.bluecoatcofejunior.co.uk/

Pupils
219
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
65%
-3pp
81%73%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
12%
-2pp
19%16%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
219
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Langley Road, Newton Hall Estate, Durham, DH1 5LP
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2565%12%84%29%73%12%80%31%92%69%107.0106.0106.07%219
2023/2468%14%79%30%86%18%70%29%91%73%106.0104.0106.09%234
2022/2369%19%89%42%86%25%75%34%98%73%109.0105.0105.0+1.60+1.20-0.707%222
2018/1981%15%85%37%88%25%90%34%98%85%107.0107.0107.0-1.00-1.30-1.0010%252
2017/1881%16%84%39%87%29%92%44%98%76%106.0108.0106.0-1.50-0.80+1.204%247
2016/1783%15%85%44%91%30%94%28%89%93%108.0107.0109.0+0.50+0.30-0.203%234

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521920.77%14%15%3%4%
2023/2423422.59%18%15%5%8%
2022/2322222.07%13%13%4%6%
2021/2223020.48%10%14%5%9%
2020/2124322.99%12%12%
2018/1925224.510%10%14%3%5%
2017/1824726.64%10%12%3%3%
2016/1723425.73%10%12%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.