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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH9 0HQShield Row Primary School
Primary

Shield Row Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Stanley · DH9 0HQ www.shieldrow.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
170
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
170
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Shield Row Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
+13pp
65%58%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
170
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
King Edward VIII Terrace, Shield Row, Stanley, DH9 0HQ
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
2024/2565%0%83%30%70%4%74%13%78%65%107.0103.0103.025%170
2023/2452%0%74%22%61%9%70%9%74%52%104.0102.0101.026%160
2022/2350%5%75%25%75%10%80%10%80%80%105.0104.0103.0+0.00+0.20+0.1018%153
2018/1952%0%59%17%79%21%69%7%86%76%102.0103.0105.0-2.90+0.00-2.1016%173
2017/1852%6%77%23%74%16%58%10%81%68%103.0100.0102.0+2.10+1.60-1.80180
2016/1726%0%42%5%63%11%32%0%79%37%98.097.099.0-4.40+0.00-4.0020%180

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
2024/2517018.925%7%37%6%15%
2023/2416017.826%4%38%6%17%
2022/2315317.018%7%40%5%12%
2021/2216020.018%5%34%8%22%
2020/2115319.121%3%29%
2018/1917322.216%2%29%5%11%
2017/1822.04%7%
2016/1718025.020%4%34%5%12%

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