West Pelton Primary School | Primary in Stanley, County Durham | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

26%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio12.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of West Pelton Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

-13pp

86%68%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

0pp

29%15%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

33%

Maths expected standard

50%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

67%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

97.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

53%

SEN

32%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

26%

Contact

Address

Twizell Lane, West Pelton, Stanley, DH9 6SQ

Local authority

County Durham

Website

www.westpelton.durham.sch.uk

Telephone

01913700238

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	67%	17%	83%	33%	50%	0%	67%	50%	104.0	97.0	101.0	—	—	—	32%	69
2023/24	63%	0%	67%	11%	75%	25%	67%	0%	100%	67%	104.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	20%	73
2022/23	50%	0%	50%	0%	75%	0%	63%	13%	63%	50%	99.0	100.0	101.0	-6.60	-2.30	-5.50	23%	74
2018/19	86%	29%	86%	29%	86%	43%	86%	29%	86%	71%	107.0	106.0	104.0	+3.90	+4.60	+2.60	19%	68
2017/18	67%	11%	78%	33%	67%	11%	100%	33%	100%	89%	104.0	109.0	109.0	+1.30	+0.20	+7.70	9%	66
2016/17	50%	0%	60%	20%	70%	0%	80%	0%	80%	50%	101.0	102.0	100.0	+0.10	-3.00	+0.60	9%	65

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	69	14.3	32%	0%	53%	8%	26%
2023/24	73	13.6	20%	3%	52%	9%	37%
2022/23	74	22.5	23%	3%	45%	6%	24%
2021/22	76	22.8	28%	3%	44%	8%	22%
2020/21	62	20.7	27%	3%	53%	—	—
2018/19	68	22.7	19%	2%	53%	6%	14%
2017/18	66	22.0	9%	3%	48%	5%	13%
2016/17	65	16.3	9%	2%	42%	4%	10%