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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamSR7 7JZRopery Walk Primary School
Primary

Ropery Walk Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Seaham · SR7 7JZ www.roperywalk.org.uk

Pupils
230
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ropery Walk Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+8pp
71%66%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
12%
-2pp
26%19%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Ropery Walk, Seaham, SR7 7JZ
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
2024/2568%12%74%35%76%15%91%41%79%88%106.0108.0109.015%230
2023/2460%14%72%23%72%23%77%40%74%81%105.0106.0108.018%255
2022/2364%14%72%33%81%17%75%36%86%78%105.0105.0106.0-0.20+0.80+1.1016%258
2018/1971%25%75%36%82%36%86%54%89%82%107.0109.0110.0+1.30+1.70+3.0016%251
2017/1871%26%74%35%87%32%77%32%87%77%105.0105.0106.0+3.20+5.60+3.4014%258
2016/1767%3%79%27%85%12%82%9%91%85%104.0103.0106.0+2.10+2.10+1.5018%260

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
2024/2523017.715%6%35%4%8%
2023/2425515.218%5%38%4%6%
2022/2325817.416%4%38%4%8%
2021/2225618.318%2%36%6%10%
2020/2125917.312%4%36%
2018/1925117.916%2%36%2%2%
2017/1825817.214%2%38%3%1%
2016/1726018.618%2%40%3%4%

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