Durham Newton Hall Infants' SchoolFinchale Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Durham.
Summary of the comparison
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School and Finchale Primary School are primary schools in Durham.
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Finchale Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Durham Newton Hall Infants' School is ahead on our composite score.
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School was judged the expected standard and Finchale Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Finchale Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DurhamDurham Newton Hall Infants' School | DurhamFinchale Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | C66/100 | |
| Local ranking | 189th of 202 in County Durham | 33rd of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 127 | 213 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 210 | |
| Location | Durham, DH1 5LP | Durham, DH1 5XT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 78.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 19.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 127 | 213 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.2% | 3.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.2% | 9.9% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 10.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.0% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% | 2.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% | 3.7% 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.
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.
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Finchale Primary School
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