Primary school

West Pelton Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH9 6SQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 50%2018/19: top 8%8% · 2018/192022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM50% · North East 67%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score97 · North East 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 9 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 50% · 10 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 67% · 9 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 86% · 7 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 50% · 8 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 63% · 9 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 50% · 6 pupils · North East 67%86%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 9 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 10 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 11% · 9 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 29% · 7 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 8 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 9 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 6 pupils · North East 8%29%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 95 · 9 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 10 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 9 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 7 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 99 · 8 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 9 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 104 · 6 pupils · North East 10510795No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 9 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 10 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 109 · 9 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 106 · 7 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 100 · 8 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 101 · 9 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 97 · 6 pupils · North East 10510997No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
3 of 3 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st33
2nd30
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2015Ungraded visit
  5. 2017Requires improvement
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202655
Free school meals (past 6 years)53.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support24.6%
EHC plan7.3%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils25.9%

Girls 50.7%Boys 49.3%

52.4% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.9
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 3.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 1.5
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 4.1 FTE · Whole workforce 7.9 · 11 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£12,025
Spend per pupil£12,568
Staff spend per pupil£8,019
Reserve per pupil£1,237
  • +£65,576revenue reserve
  • −£28,806in-year balance

Grants £11,597 · self-generated £428 · premises £1,158 per pupil