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Frosterley Primary School

County Durham, DL13 2SNPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
44%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
3 1st-choice / 3 places
Ranking
#11,938
of 13,686 nationally

About Frosterley Primary School

Frosterley Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in January 2024, a rating it has maintained consistently since its previous inspection in 2012. The school's most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 44 per cent. This is notably below the County Durham local authority average of 62 per cent, placing the school 146th out of 170 primary schools in the area and in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. Across individual subjects, 67 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, maths and writing separately, with a slightly higher 22 per cent reaching the higher standard in writing compared with 11 per cent in reading and maths. Average scaled scores in reading and maths were both 103, in line with the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressBridge End, Weardale, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2SN
HeadteacherSarah Hodgkinson and Richard Sains (Co Executive Headteachers)
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils39
Free School Meals (FSM)35.9%
School Capacity39 / 84 (46% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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23 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Frosterley Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.