Primary school

St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Durham
  • DH1 3DQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,730 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 25%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 38%38%2018/19: top 5%2022/23: top 4%4% · 2022/232023/24: top 11%2024/25: top 25%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM74% · North East 67%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM5% · North East 8%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North East 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North East 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2017/18: 71% · 17 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 88% · 16 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 86% · 21 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 80% · 20 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 74% · 19 pupils · North East 67%88%71%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2017/18: 18% · 17 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 38% · 16 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 14% · 21 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 15% · 20 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 5% · 19 pupils · North East 8%38%5%No exams
Reading score
2017/18: 107 · 17 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 110 · 16 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 110 · 21 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 109 · 20 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 107 · 19 pupils · North East 105110107No exams
Maths score
2017/18: 107 · 17 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 110 · 16 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 110 · 21 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 109 · 20 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 108 · 19 pupils · North East 105110107No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in74.1%
20 of 27 who put it first2014 · 43.8%2026 · 74.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2720
2nd290
3rd360

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2014Outstanding
  3. 2017Good
  4. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026137
Free school meals (past 6 years)9.7%
First language not English20.1%
SEN support14.2%
EHC plan0.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils5.9%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

97.9% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 4.5
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 9.1
  • Other support 5.2

Teachers 6.5 FTE · Whole workforce 20.8 · 35 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,289
Spend per pupil£9,110
Staff spend per pupil£7,037
Reserve per pupil£1,723
  • +£236,117revenue reserve
  • +£24,509in-year balance

Grants £8,209 · self-generated £1,080 · premises £487 per pupil