Frosterley Primary School | Primary in Bishop Auckland, County Durham | Ofsted & DfE

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

29%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

29%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

29%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio14.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Frosterley Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

71%

+27pp

71%58%44%

'17'18'24'25

'25 · 71%

RWM higher standard

29%

+29pp

29%15%0%

'17'18'24'25

'25 · 29%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

75%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

43%

Maths expected standard

71%

Maths higher standard

43%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

75%

SPAG higher standard

38%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

110.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

36%

SEN

44%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Bridge End, Frosterley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 2SN

Local authority

County Durham

Website

https://www.thedalespartnership.co.uk/

Telephone

01388528358

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	71%	29%	75%	25%	86%	43%	71%	43%	100%	75%	107.0	105.0	110.0	—	—	—	44%	39
2023/24	44%	0%	67%	11%	67%	22%	67%	11%	89%	67%	103.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	40%	38
2022/23	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	28%	39
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	20%	39
2017/18	64%	18%	73%	36%	82%	45%	64%	36%	91%	73%	104.0	104.0	107.0	-2.20	+2.50	-2.30	17%	36
2016/17	67%	0%	67%	22%	78%	11%	78%	0%	89%	78%	104.0	101.0	105.0	+1.40	+1.10	-0.10	19%	42

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	39	13.1	44%	0%	36%	8%	18%
2023/24	38	13.3	40%	5%	40%	7%	18%
2022/23	39	13.7	28%	5%	36%	9%	22%
2021/22	42	14.8	33%	2%	38%	10%	36%
2020/21	43	16.5	28%	2%	40%	—	—
2018/19	39	12.6	20%	3%	31%	4%	10%
2017/18	36	8.4	17%	6%	36%	4%	—
2016/17	42	11.1	19%	8%	40%	2%	0%