Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024
Overview of Kirk Merrington Primary School · Primary · County Durham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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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 | 83% | 6% | 94% | 28% | 83% | 17% | 89% | 17% | 94% | 72% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 12% | 94% | 47% | 71% | 18% | 82% | 35% | 88% | 88% | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 165 |
| 2022/23 | 83% | 6% | 94% | 50% | 94% | 28% | 89% | 17% | 83% | 89% | 109.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | +1.90 | +2.00 | -0.50 | 14% | 157 |
| 2018/19 | 74% | 21% | 84% | 32% | 79% | 32% | 84% | 32% | 74% | 84% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +3.80 | +4.10 | +3.00 | 7% | 131 |
| 2017/18 | 81% | 25% | 94% | 31% | 81% | 31% | 94% | 31% | 75% | 94% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 | +3.30 | +2.30 | +5.00 | 7% | 124 |
| 2016/17 | 86% | 21% | 93% | 43% | 93% | 29% | 93% | 29% | 100% | 93% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +5.70 | +4.50 | +4.30 | 12% | 122 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 172 | 19.9 | 20% | 0% | 11% | 3% | 3% |
| 2023/24 | 165 | 22.2 | 15% | 0% | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| 2022/23 | 157 | 22.8 | 14% | 1% | 13% | 4% | 8% |
| 2021/22 | 150 | 21.2 | 15% | 0% | 12% | 5% | 7% |
| 2020/21 | 150 | 21.8 | 9% | 0% | 13% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 131 | 15.9 | 7% | 0% | 13% | 3% | — |
| 2017/18 | 124 | 17.0 | 7% | 0% | 15% | 3% | 3% |
| 2016/17 | 122 | 17.9 | 12% | 1% | 17% | 3% | 4% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.