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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH3 3PZCestria Primary School
Primary

Cestria Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Chester le Street · DH3 3PZ www.cestria.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
392
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
392
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
392
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/12/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cestria Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-19pp
93%84%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
21%
+2pp
23%21%19%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
40%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
392
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Church Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3PZ
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
2024/2574%21%95%41%90%40%79%28%91%78%108.0105.0106.012%392
2023/2493%19%93%51%93%39%93%32%93%96%109.0107.0111.016%407
2022/2388%19%93%47%93%35%95%33%96%93%110.0107.0111.0+2.20+2.40+0.5016%407
2018/1990%21%93%31%95%54%93%41%98%98%107.0108.0110.0+0.50+3.60+1.6013%418
2017/1887%23%95%42%92%57%93%38%95%93%109.0107.0110.0+3.20+4.90+2.2014%420
2016/1788%25%91%46%95%53%98%42%98%96%109.0109.0110.0+2.80+4.20+3.0014%414

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
2024/2539223.712%6%17%3%4%
2023/2440725.316%6%16%4%6%
2022/2340725.916%5%17%4%5%
2021/2240523.413%5%15%5%7%
2020/2140525.512%6%15%
2018/1941825.613%6%12%3%1%
2017/1842025.014%5%13%3%5%
2016/1741422.514%4%12%3%3%

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