Bullion Lane Primary SchoolChester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chester le Street.

Summary of the comparison

Bullion Lane Primary School and Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School are primary schools in Chester le Street.

Bullion Lane Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bullion Lane Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Bullion Lane Primary School was judged Good and Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 94.0% for Bullion Lane Primary School and 66.0% for Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bullion Lane Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Bullion Lane Primary School versus Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	Chester le StreetBullion Lane Primary School	Chester le StreetChester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	B73/100Stronger figure	C56/100
Local ranking	15th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure	83rd of 202 in County Durham
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Expected
School type	Community school	Voluntary controlled school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	2-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	299	276
Capacity	315	418
Location	Chester le Street, DH2 2DP	Chester le Street, DH2 2JT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	94.0% Stronger figure	66.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	3.0%	5.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	109.0 Stronger figure	105.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	107.0 Stronger figure	104.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	299	276
Free school meals (ever 6)	68.4%	30.6%
English as an additional language	8.4%	2.2%
SEN support	20.1%	21.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.3%	6.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.0% Stronger figure	6.6%	6.2%
Persistent absence	18.3%	14.3% Stronger figure	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.