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St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

Chester le Street, DH2 1QX · County Durham · primary school

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Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
3.6/10 Broadly average

135th 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 the 3,389 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.8/10 among them, against 3.6/10 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 59.0 · 37 62% 2.26
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 4.0 · 35 38% 1.36

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, 59.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 4.0% reached the higher standard. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 1.8 out of 10 among them, against 3.6 out of 10 nationally.

Getting in. The school has 216 pupils in a building with 210 places, meaning it is over capacity by 6. Consequently, places are competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With the school operating over its stated capacity, how does the admissions process handle new applications for the next academic year? Since 59.0% of pupils met the expected standard, what specific strategies are in place to support those who are currently below this benchmark?

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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