Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior SchoolSt Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham

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

Summary of the comparison

Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School and St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham are primary schools in Durham.

  • Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham is ahead on our composite score.

  • Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School was judged Good and St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School and 73.0% for St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School (69.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham (74.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School versus St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DurhamBlue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior SchoolDurhamSt Godric's Catholic Primary School, DurhamEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking38th of 202 in County Durham 12th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll219 212
Capacity240 210
LocationDurham, DH1 5LP Durham, DH1 5LZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census219 212
Free school meals (ever 6)15.1% 1.5%
English as an additional language14.2% 19.3%
SEN support4.6% 4.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 2.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.1% 2.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence3.5% 1.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School

St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham

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