Crook Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook

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

Summary of the comparison

Crook Primary School and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook are primary schools in Crook.

  • Crook Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook is ahead on our composite score.

  • Crook Primary School was judged Good and St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 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 52.0% for Crook Primary School and 69.0% for St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Crook Primary School (45.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook (48.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Crook Primary School versus St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CrookCrook Primary SchoolCrookSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, CrookEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking142nd of 202 in County Durham 98th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll345 134
Capacity450 210
LocationCrook, DL15 8QG Crook, DL15 9DN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 69.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census345 134
Free school meals (ever 6)42.2% 39.7%
English as an additional language5.8% 3.0%
SEN support21.4% 10.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure6.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% Stronger figure16.8% 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.

Crook Primary School

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook

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