Primary school

Peases West Academy

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DL15 9SZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,983 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2016/17: top 32%2017/18: top 41%2018/19: top 20%20% · 2018/192022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 20%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM58% · North East 67%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score101 · North East 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · North East 105Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 15 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 71% · 7 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 71% · 14 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 79% · 19 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 56% · 9 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 75% · 12 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 58% · 12 pupils · North East 67%79%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 15 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 7 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 14 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 21% · 19 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 22% · 9 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 8% · 12 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 12 pupils · North East 8%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 15 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 7 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 103 · 14 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 110 · 19 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 9 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 12 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 101 · 12 pupils · North East 105110100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 15 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 7 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 105 · 14 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 105 · 19 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 9 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 12 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 100 · 12 pupils · North East 10510597No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd40
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026126
Free school meals (past 6 years)64.0%
First language not English0.9%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan6.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils23.3%

Girls 48.3%Boys 51.8%

105.9% full · 119 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 5.3
  • Other support 1

Teachers 5.7 FTE · Whole workforce 12 · 14 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£9,185
Spend per pupil£9,204
Staff spend per pupil£7,241
Reserve per pupil−£194
  • −£21,000revenue reserve
  • −£2,000in-year balance

Grants £8,954 · self-generated £231 · premises £315 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (22 academies) · trust reserve £9,036,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it