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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH2 2DPBullion Lane Primary School
Primary

Bullion Lane Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Chester le Street · DH2 2DP www.bullionlane.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
299
cap. 315
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
94%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
94%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bullion Lane Primary School · Primary · County Durham

Finance£9426 spend / pupil£8865 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
94%
+2pp
94%90%85%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 94%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
94%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
91%
LA AVG 72.79%
SPAG higher standard
36%
LA AVG 26.79%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.09
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.99
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
299
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
68%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Bullion Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 2DP
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
2024/2594%3%94%42%94%3%94%24%97%91%109.0107.0109.021%299
2023/2492%0%92%42%92%0%92%27%100%92%111.0107.0110.022%303
2022/2386%0%89%28%89%11%94%11%100%89%106.0106.0106.0+1.50+2.80+2.8019%285
2018/1985%7%85%20%93%32%95%22%88%95%104.0106.0108.0-0.70+2.60+0.9026%330
2017/1893%15%93%27%95%24%95%24%88%95%107.0106.0107.0+0.70+1.60+0.7022%319
2016/1788%5%93%27%95%32%98%20%83%93%107.0106.0107.0+1.80+3.10+0.9026%325

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
2024/2529923.121%8%68%6%18%
2023/2430322.822%7%69%7%17%
2022/2328521.019%2%74%7%24%
2021/2227520.928%3%69%9%30%
2020/2128218.729%2%52%
2018/1933020.326%3%54%6%21%
2017/1831922.122%3%53%5%12%
2016/1732521.426%1%59%6%17%

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