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Ribbon School

Seaham, SR7 9QR · County Durham · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary
5.5/10 Broadly average

67th of 188 primary schools in County Durham we can score, 208 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.2/10 against 1,663 of them, against 5.8/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 64.0 · 49 40% 1.97
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 11.0 · 71 25% 1.77

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 64.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, matching the national median of 64%. The higher standard was reached by 11.0%. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.2 out of 10 against similar schools, 5.8 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 512 pupils in a building with 478 places, meaning it is over capacity by 34. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the daily routine with 34 more pupils than its physical capacity allows? What specific support is available for pupils who do not reach the expected standard in core subjects? How does the school maintain its Good rating while operating above its designated limit?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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