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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH6 2JPShotton Primary School
Primary

Shotton Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Shotton Colliery · DH6 2JP www.shottonprimary.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
292
cap. 426
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
292
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
32%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
292
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
32%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Shotton Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+5pp
71%62%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
8%
+5pp
8%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
292
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
32%

Contact

Address
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP
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%8%68%36%64%12%80%32%64%64%105.0104.0104.024%292
2023/2459%3%63%6%69%16%72%9%78%63%102.0103.0103.026%298
2022/2371%3%85%18%74%12%88%32%65%88%106.0107.0108.0+0.50+0.20+3.0022%295
2018/1952%4%56%20%69%13%83%17%72%69%101.0105.0103.0-0.30+0.70+2.1013%359
2017/1858%5%61%13%74%11%82%18%66%74%101.0104.0107.0-1.60+0.50+2.008%377
2016/1757%14%57%14%76%19%81%26%79%71%100.0104.0104.0-0.60+3.60+3.407%392

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
2024/2529220.224%9%55%8%32%
2023/2429819.026%8%57%8%26%
2022/2329519.122%6%56%8%29%
2021/2230319.920%5%55%10%46%
2020/2133020.016%3%44%
2018/1935919.613%3%49%6%20%
2017/1837718.48%2%46%7%23%
2016/1739219.87%2%47%6%19%

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