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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH8 7ESDelves Lane Primary School
Primary

Delves Lane Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Consett · DH8 7ES www.delveslaneprimary.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
286
cap. 351
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
286
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
286
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Delves Lane Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
35%
-8pp
58%47%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
9%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
41%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
286
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
34%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Delves Lane, Consett, DH8 7ES
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
2024/2535%0%53%9%59%3%41%9%62%56%101.099.0102.034%286
2023/2443%3%60%15%65%10%63%10%85%70%101.0100.0103.034%300
2022/2348%0%64%14%55%0%66%18%66%59%102.0102.0101.0-0.40-1.10+0.3030%307
2018/1958%6%65%17%75%15%71%17%73%71%101.0102.0102.0-1.20+0.80-1.2018%357
2017/1852%6%69%10%79%10%60%15%75%65%102.0101.0103.0-1.80-0.50-1.7017%369
2016/1758%13%58%26%84%16%74%19%74%74%102.0103.0104.0-2.20+1.00+0.2012%359

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
2024/2528617.234%3%48%7%19%
2023/2430018.034%5%42%8%24%
2022/2330718.030%6%39%8%21%
2021/2232718.326%6%41%8%22%
2020/2134418.923%7%36%
2018/1935717.918%9%37%5%11%
2017/1836921.717%11%41%5%15%
2016/1735921.112%9%43%6%16%

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