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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL15 8HJHowden-le-Wear Primary School
Primary

Howden-le-Wear Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Crook · DL15 8HJ https://howden-le-wearprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
187
cap. 175
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
41%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
187
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 15/01/2015

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Howden-le-Wear Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
41%
-33pp
74%58%41%
'23'24'25
'25 · 41%
RWM higher standard
4%
-9pp
20%12%4%
'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
59%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
187
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, DL15 8HJ
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
2024/2541%4%59%26%63%15%59%11%78%59%104.0103.0103.030%187
2023/2474%13%87%30%83%26%96%30%91%96%107.0108.0109.030%173
2022/2370%20%90%40%70%25%90%30%85%90%109.0108.0111.0+0.00-1.00-0.1030%167

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
2024/2518722.030%2%25%5%13%
2023/2417319.430%1%28%5%10%
2022/2316718.230%0%26%5%8%
2021/2215335%0%31%6%13%

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