Bullion Lane Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

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

Summary of the comparison

Bullion Lane Primary School and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street are primary schools in Chester le Street.

  • Bullion Lane Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bullion Lane Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bullion Lane Primary School was judged Good and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 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 94.0% for Bullion Lane Primary School and 77.0% for St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street.

  • 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 risen at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street (70.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bullion Lane Primary School versus St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Chester le StreetBullion Lane Primary SchoolChester le StreetSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-StreetEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking15th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure94th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll299 220
Capacity315 243
LocationChester le Street, DH2 2DP Chester le Street, DH3 3PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard94.0% Stronger figure77.0% 62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census299 220
Free school meals (ever 6)68.4% 8.8%
English as an additional language8.4% 21.8%
SEN support20.1% 10.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.3% 4.6% 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.

Bullion Lane Primary School

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

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