Primary school

Sedgefield Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • TS21 2BJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,851 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 3%3%2016/17: top 40%2017/18: top 7%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 41%2023/24: top 38%2024/25: top 26%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · North East 67%7/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM17% · North East 8%9/10 Top 20%+11.5 pts
Reading score107 · North East 1057/10 Above
Maths score106 · North East 1056/10 Middle+5.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 88% · 32 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 67% · 27 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 87% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 75% · 32 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 65% · 34 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 67% · 33 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 73% · 30 pupils · North East 67%88%65%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 32 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 26% · 27 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 20% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 16% · 32 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 12% · 34 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 12% · 33 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 17% · 30 pupils · North East 8%26%12%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 111 · 32 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 27 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 32 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 108 · 34 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 108 · 33 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 105111106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 32 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 27 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 106 · 32 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 34 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 33 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 105109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd232
3rd140

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.3%
First language not English1.9%
SEN support17.2%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils5.0%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

100% full · 213 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.4
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 8.5 FTE · Whole workforce 21 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,832
Spend per pupil£7,023
Staff spend per pupil£5,204
Reserve per pupil£469
  • +£99,886revenue reserve
  • −£40,705in-year balance

Grants £6,496 · self-generated £336 · premises £367 per pupil