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Escomb Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Bishop Auckland · DL14 7SR http://www.escomb.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
165
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
165
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
165
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 21/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Escomb Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
-12pp
73%65%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
165
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR
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
2024/2557%4%79%18%82%4%68%11%96%61%104.0102.0102.019%165
2023/2469%0%85%19%85%15%85%15%88%77%104.0104.0103.018%182
2022/2357%7%67%20%83%13%70%7%90%70%103.0103.0103.0-0.70+3.00+0.1018%190
2018/1969%3%83%31%93%28%76%7%97%72%105.0103.0104.0+0.30+1.50-2.909%203
2017/1873%13%87%30%87%30%83%20%100%90%106.0104.0108.0+1.10+2.40+0.608%207
2016/1777%17%83%33%90%30%83%30%93%90%106.0105.0108.0+1.50+2.20+0.906%204

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
2024/2516519.619%1%13%4%10%
2023/2418222.218%0%12%5%8%
2022/2319020.718%0%15%5%8%
2021/2219119.516%0%19%6%18%
2020/2119622.816%0%17%
2018/1920319.39%0%15%4%7%
2017/1820725.28%0%14%4%8%
2016/1720426.86%0%16%4%8%

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