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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL12 9QBCotherstone Primary School
Primary

Cotherstone Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Barnard Castle · DL12 9QB https://cotherstoneschool.org.uk/

Pupils
60
cap. 84
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
60
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
60
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cotherstone Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
40%
+18pp
88%55%22%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
10%
+10pp
18%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
50%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
30%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
60
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, DL12 9QB
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
2024/2540%10%50%30%60%30%50%10%100%70%101.0100.0104.022%60
2023/2422%0%78%33%78%0%22%11%100%67%102.097.0101.037%54
2022/2338%13%88%38%88%50%38%13%88%75%110.0101.0105.0+2.20+4.80-5.9030%54
2018/1964%18%82%36%82%45%64%27%91%73%107.0103.0106.0+0.20+0.60-4.1020%50
2017/1888%0%100%63%88%0%88%38%100%100%111.0110.0110.0+3.40-3.10+3.0022%50
2016/1780%20%80%20%90%20%90%30%90%80%107.0105.0108.0+0.80+0.30-0.6027%56

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
2024/256012.222%0%18%7%21%
2023/245416.437%0%13%6%8%
2022/235410.330%0%11%5%18%
2021/224715.740%0%21%4%8%
2020/215012.532%0%18%
2018/195011.920%2%14%4%8%
2017/185011.922%0%16%5%
2016/175617.327%0%16%4%

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