Prince Bishops Community Primary School | Primary in Bishop Auckland, County Durham | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

222

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

222

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

222

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

30%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Prince Bishops Community Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-19pp

87%69%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

16%10%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

68%

Reading higher standard

32%

Writing expected standard

77%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

59%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

64%

LA AVG 72.79%

SPAG higher standard

27%

LA AVG 26.79%

Reading scaled score

103.0

LA AVG 105.09

Maths scaled score

102.0

LA AVG 103.99

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

222

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.1

EAL

FSM eligible

49%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

30%

Contact

Address

Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY

Local authority

County Durham

Website

—

Telephone

—

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	50%	9%	68%	32%	77%	14%	59%	27%	82%	64%	103.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	17%	222
2023/24	69%	8%	85%	38%	77%	19%	77%	12%	81%	88%	107.0	101.0	105.0	—	—	—	13%	235
2022/23	50%	4%	50%	14%	79%	14%	71%	7%	79%	71%	100.0	101.0	101.0	-5.30	+0.90	-2.70	14%	231
2018/19	84%	16%	87%	29%	87%	26%	90%	35%	87%	87%	107.0	107.0	108.0	+3.70	+2.40	+3.20	23%	226
2017/18	87%	9%	91%	52%	87%	26%	100%	48%	91%	96%	108.0	110.0	111.0	+5.30	+1.50	+7.40	27%	230
2016/17	78%	22%	85%	44%	85%	22%	89%	44%	85%	85%	109.0	109.0	108.0	+5.50	+2.30	+4.70	29%	218

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	222	20.1	17%	5%	49%	8%	30%
2023/24	235	22.3	13%	6%	51%	9%	33%
2022/23	231	23.8	14%	1%	50%	8%	25%
2021/22	235	19.6	14%	1%	48%	8%	31%
2020/21	219	21.0	18%	0%	44%	—	—
2018/19	226	21.3	23%	1%	51%	6%	15%
2017/18	230	16.7	27%	2%	49%	5%	13%
2016/17	218	20.1	29%	2%	49%	4%	12%