Primary school

Sacriston Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH7 6LQ
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 586 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 4%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 60%2022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 72%2024/25: top 4%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM88% · North East 67%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · North East 8%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North East 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North East 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 26% · 34 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 44% · 39 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 50% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 64% · 28 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 67% · 27 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 53% · 19 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 88% · 24 pupils · North East 67%88%26%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 34 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 5% · 39 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 0% · 28 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 7% · 27 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 11% · 19 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 8% · 24 pupils · North East 8%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 34 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 39 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 27 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 19 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 107 · 24 pupils · North East 10510799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 34 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 39 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 27 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 105 · 19 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 108 · 24 pupils · North East 105108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd100
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionStrong
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2021Good
  5. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026190
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.4%
First language not English9.3%
SEN support21.1%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils11.7%

Girls 44.3%Boys 55.7%

50.5% full · 376 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 7.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.8
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 9.8 FTE · Whole workforce 17.1 · 22 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,779
Spend per pupil£7,224
Staff spend per pupil£5,639
Reserve per pupil£1,348
  • +£250,000revenue reserve
  • +£103,000in-year balance

Grants £7,666 · self-generated £113 · premises £447 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £8,737,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it