Bearpark Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Durham.

Summary of the comparison

Bearpark Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor are primary schools in Durham.

  • Bearpark Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Bearpark Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 31.0% for Bearpark Primary School and 53.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Bearpark Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor (57.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bearpark Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DurhamBearpark Primary SchoolDurhamSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100D52/100
Local ranking106th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure112th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll99 82
Capacity126 112
LocationDurham, DH7 7AU Durham, DH7 7LF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard31.0% 53.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census99 82
Free school meals (ever 6)43.4% 34.1%
English as an additional language8.1% 7.3%
SEN support26.3% 20.7%
SEN with an EHC plan6.1% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.0% Stronger figure17.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bearpark Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor

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