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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH2 3AANewker Primary School
Primary

Newker Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Chester le Street · DH2 3AA newkerprimary.co.uk

Pupils
378
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
378
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
378
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Newker Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
-1pp
70%65%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
378
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Waldridge Road, Chester le Street, DH2 3AA
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
2024/2569%7%83%32%78%12%78%22%80%81%105.0105.0106.014%378
2023/2470%4%84%37%75%7%84%23%82%75%107.0105.0106.012%386
2022/2359%10%69%25%75%19%75%20%81%73%104.0103.0104.0-1.50+0.00-1.9015%414
2018/1960%7%68%17%83%30%88%17%90%73%103.0104.0105.0-0.70+2.70+0.4019%441
2017/1868%7%78%22%90%29%76%17%92%80%104.0103.0105.0+0.20+3.80+0.5012%464
2016/1766%19%71%32%88%29%83%29%95%85%106.0105.0107.0+2.00+2.90+0.8012%480

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
2024/2537822.914%3%31%5%12%
2023/2438625.012%4%29%6%16%
2022/2341424.515%4%30%7%22%
2021/2241822.814%2%24%7%25%
2020/2143124.916%2%21%
2018/1944121.819%2%19%4%8%
2017/1846425.012%1%20%4%7%
2016/1748022.212%1%19%4%8%

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