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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH2 1RQOuston Primary School
Primary

Ouston Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Chester le Street · DH2 1RQ www.oustonprimary.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
249
cap. 280
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
249
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
249
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ouston Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
54%
-7pp
62%57%52%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
19%
+10pp
19%13%7%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
62%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
249
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Arisaig, Ouston, Chester le Street, DH2 1RQ
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
2024/2554%19%73%27%62%19%62%23%62%62%106.0104.0106.012%249
2023/2461%9%82%12%76%18%82%24%79%76%104.0105.0105.011%239
2022/2352%9%76%30%67%17%72%24%80%76%106.0104.0105.0-0.10-0.60-0.9014%258
2018/1962%7%71%24%79%19%74%21%69%76%104.0104.0103.0+0.40+1.00-0.6011%255

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
2024/2524925.612%1%16%5%8%
2023/2423923.111%1%17%5%10%
2022/2325822.214%1%19%5%13%
2021/2225422.315%1%17%6%20%
2020/2126623.913%1%14%
2018/1925523.611%1%13%4%5%

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