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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL17 9HPWest Cornforth Primary School
Primary

West Cornforth Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Ferryhill · DL17 9HP http://www.westcornforth.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
252
cap. 186
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
252
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
252
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Cornforth Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+25pp
83%67%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
17%
+17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
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
252
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
High Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9HP
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
2024/2583%17%83%25%92%33%88%21%88%79%107.0106.0107.017%252
2023/2458%0%77%10%74%13%68%3%84%61%104.0103.0103.018%255
2022/2350%0%73%5%64%14%73%0%91%73%103.0104.0103.0-3.80-2.20-3.4016%219
2018/1981%10%81%38%86%24%90%33%90%86%109.0109.0110.0+4.20+2.80+4.309%221
2017/1877%0%93%23%90%17%83%10%93%90%107.0105.0106.0+3.80+2.80+2.8010%224
2016/1769%6%81%25%94%13%69%19%100%94%105.0104.0105.0+4.80+5.50+3.8010%209

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
2024/2525220.417%2%50%6%15%
2023/2425520.718%3%52%6%16%
2022/2321920.416%1%48%6%10%
2021/2223916.712%2%48%5%12%
2020/2121015.410%1%37%
2018/1922123.89%2%54%3%5%
2017/1822417.110%2%54%3%9%
2016/1720918.810%2%50%4%11%

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