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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH1 1PHDurham Gilesgate Primary School
Primary

Durham Gilesgate Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH1 1PH www.durhamgilesgate-pri.itss-durham.org.uk/

Pupils
147
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
147
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
147
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Durham Gilesgate Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-10pp
60%46%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
4%
-6pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
147
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Kepier Crescent, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1PH
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
2024/2550%4%58%23%54%8%58%8%62%58%104.0104.0105.032%147
2023/2460%10%75%45%70%10%90%55%90%70%109.0108.0107.034%135
2022/2341%0%59%5%55%9%64%9%59%59%102.0102.0104.0+1.00+2.60+1.7019%129
2018/1956%3%59%25%72%13%75%9%75%75%103.0103.0105.0+2.80+1.50+0.8022%195
2017/1831%4%35%4%62%15%46%8%58%42%97.098.099.0-4.10+1.50-2.9024%219
2016/1732%0%36%8%44%0%56%8%56%56%98.0102.0103.0-2.50-5.30+1.1029%214

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
2024/2514724.532%33%63%6%18%
2023/2413519.334%29%57%7%23%
2022/2312918.419%26%60%6%23%
2021/2213020.320%29%62%8%27%
2020/2112520.824%22%61%
2018/1919517.922%17%56%5%15%
2017/1821920.324%20%51%5%13%
2016/1721422.129%15%53%4%8%

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