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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL16 6PPNorth Park Primary School
Primary

North Park Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Spennymoor · DL16 6PP www.northpark.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
254
cap. 266
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
254
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
254
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of North Park Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+17pp
59%41%23%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
56%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
254
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
69%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Bessemer Green, Spennymoor, DL16 6PP
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
2024/2556%3%72%19%66%6%63%16%75%56%104.0103.0102.030%254
2023/2439%4%68%11%57%11%46%7%57%39%103.0100.0100.022%245
2022/2323%3%53%13%30%3%57%3%60%50%102.0101.0100.0+0.50-3.00-0.6029%244
2018/1959%7%69%14%72%10%76%21%72%69%103.0104.0103.0-0.40-0.50-0.1022%207
2017/1833%7%50%10%77%13%47%17%73%53%101.0100.0101.0-2.10+1.60-1.9019%208
2016/1742%3%42%6%71%10%52%6%77%58%97.0101.0101.0-1.70+3.20+1.3019%213

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
2024/2525416.030%4%69%7%25%
2023/2424516.822%5%65%7%21%
2022/2324414.929%6%63%7%24%
2021/2223116.729%0%60%7%24%
2020/2122915.630%0%54%
2018/1920718.022%0%51%5%10%
2017/1820820.719%1%54%5%12%
2016/1721319.319%0%53%5%10%

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