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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamSR8 3DJEasington Colliery Primary School
Primary

Easington Colliery Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Peterlee · SR8 3DJ http://www.ecps.org.uk

Pupils
532
cap. 567
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
532
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
532
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Easington Colliery Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+3pp
79%68%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
7%
-1pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
532
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Whickham Street, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, SR8 3DJ
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
2024/2572%7%81%35%78%12%85%40%88%82%106.0107.0107.028%532
2023/2469%8%76%32%73%11%85%48%77%81%106.0108.0108.024%554
2022/2357%2%73%16%76%10%65%12%73%69%103.0103.0104.0-0.80+1.00+0.0021%552
2018/1979%9%82%44%87%15%91%35%91%85%107.0107.0109.0+2.50+0.30+2.1027%519
2017/1873%9%85%32%85%18%84%24%88%82%106.0106.0108.0+1.70+0.70+2.3020%521
2016/1764%8%77%24%73%11%85%17%79%82%105.0104.0106.0+2.80-1.80+2.1019%508

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
2024/2553221.128%4%43%6%20%
2023/2455421.724%4%42%6%19%
2022/2355217.621%2%43%6%17%
2021/2256321.420%2%44%6%18%
2020/2154017.917%1%45%
2018/1951919.327%2%44%4%8%
2017/1852121.420%2%39%4%9%
2016/1750818.819%2%42%4%10%

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