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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH4 6RNWest Rainton Primary School
Primary

West Rainton Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Houghton le Spring · DH4 6RN www.westraintonprimary.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
143
cap. 168
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
143
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
143
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/02/2023

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

Overview of West Rainton Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
0pp
85%74%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
0%
-12pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
106.0
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
143
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
54%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
West Rainton, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6RN
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
2024/2576%0%94%47%82%12%76%35%82%76%106.0104.0104.07%143
2023/2476%12%82%12%88%12%82%12%88%76%103.0102.0103.05%142
2022/2363%11%81%22%81%15%67%15%89%81%104.0102.0103.0+0.10+2.10-0.809%137
2018/1967%13%73%27%87%27%93%33%87%93%106.0106.0107.0+0.30+0.30+0.6011%123
2017/1885%15%90%35%90%30%90%30%95%95%107.0107.0107.0+3.00+3.90+3.609%125
2016/1738%8%46%8%85%15%85%8%85%85%99.0103.0103.0-3.80+3.70+1.1010%122

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
2024/2514314.07%3%54%5%14%
2023/2414215.45%3%56%8%30%
2022/2313714.99%2%53%5%12%
2021/2213714.09%2%53%6%18%
2020/2112815.611%2%56%
2018/1912315.011%2%59%3%9%
2017/1812515.29%0%53%4%5%
2016/1712214.910%0%48%4%10%

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