Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law

About Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law

Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School in Tow Law is a small Roman Catholic primary that, on its headline Key Stage 2 results, sits noticeably below the County Durham average. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 43%, compared with the local authority average of 62%. That places the school 147th out of 170 primaries in the county, putting it in the bottom half of schools locally. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, which is a strong result, and 57% did so in writing. Maths was the weaker area, with only 43% reaching the expected standard. The school’s reading average scaled score of 107 is solid, while maths came in at exactly 100. Only 14% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects. The school has a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 33. 8%, which may be a factor in these outcomes.

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