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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH1 5XTFinchale Primary School
Primary

Finchale Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH1 5XT www.finchale.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
213
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
213
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Finchale Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+8pp
81%71%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
19%
+9pp
20%15%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
108.0
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
213
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Canterbury Road, Newton Hall, Durham, DH1 5XT
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
2024/2578%19%91%59%81%19%84%47%88%78%108.0107.0107.011%213
2023/2470%10%80%43%83%17%83%20%90%80%107.0105.0107.013%215
2022/2381%19%84%44%88%22%94%41%94%94%108.0107.0109.0+1.30-0.40+1.009%214
2018/1960%20%60%44%76%32%80%32%80%76%104.0105.0105.0-0.20-1.50-0.209%207
2017/1865%9%65%26%85%24%71%18%85%74%103.0102.0104.0-1.50+0.90-2.009%212
2016/1765%8%81%12%85%27%77%27%92%88%105.0106.0107.0+2.40+3.10+2.6011%210

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
2024/2521324.811%10%4%3%4%
2023/2421526.513%8%3%4%6%
2022/2321423.59%7%3%3%4%
2021/2221126.412%6%3%5%9%
2020/2120922.711%5%3%
2018/1920725.29%10%6%3%5%
2017/1821225.99%10%8%4%4%
2016/1721018.811%10%10%3%5%

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