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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamSR8 2NQHowletch Lane Primary School
Primary

Howletch Lane Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Peterlee · SR8 2NQ http://www.howletchlane.co.uk/

Pupils
380
cap. 399
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
380
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
380
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Howletch Lane Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
+19pp
82%54%25%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
10%
+5pp
12%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
58%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
56%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
380
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ
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
2024/2544%10%58%23%65%21%56%13%69%58%102.0100.0101.026%380
2023/2425%5%50%13%52%13%29%5%55%45%101.098.0101.024%378
2022/2334%4%52%18%55%9%55%18%64%48%102.0101.099.0-4.30-3.20-3.9022%373
2018/1958%12%67%21%84%19%79%23%88%77%103.0105.0104.0-0.50+1.30+0.6011%419
2017/1882%7%84%20%91%20%93%44%98%96%105.0108.0108.0+0.20+1.50+3.3011%429
2016/1781%6%89%26%89%13%96%38%91%98%107.0108.0111.0+3.70+1.90+5.309%448

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
2024/2538022.626%3%38%7%21%
2023/2437822.524%3%37%8%24%
2022/2337322.422%1%33%8%26%
2021/2240019.412%2%32%8%27%
2020/2141321.611%1%27%
2018/1941920.811%1%30%4%9%
2017/1842920.511%1%28%5%10%
2016/1744819.29%0%27%4%12%

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