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Ribbon School

Primary

County Durham · Seaham · SR7 9QR www.ribbonacademy.co.uk

Pupils
512
cap. 478
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
512
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
512
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ribbon School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
-2pp
77%71%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
11%
0pp
19%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
512
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
31%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9QR
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
2024/2564%11%73%33%77%23%78%25%86%83%106.0106.0107.031%512
2023/2466%11%75%30%73%17%86%33%86%80%106.0108.0108.025%506
2022/2365%8%81%17%81%22%86%27%95%83%106.0107.0107.0+0.00+2.30+2.5018%500
2018/1974%15%87%34%85%32%76%19%94%85%107.0105.0107.0+2.00+1.70-1.009%582
2017/1877%19%85%35%90%31%85%29%83%92%107.0106.0109.0+0.70+1.70+0.8012%572
2016/1754%12%61%21%85%19%63%22%91%64%100.0101.0101.0-2.60+2.20-1.9017%573

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
2024/2551220.631%3%42%5%13%
2023/2450619.825%3%41%6%17%
2022/2350018.918%4%38%6%14%
2021/2253220.214%2%36%6%16%
2020/2155718.910%2%31%
2018/1958222.39%1%37%4%8%
2017/1857224.412%1%38%4%5%
2016/1757322.317%0%38%4%8%

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