Hamsterley Primary SchoolHowden-le-Wear Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hamsterley Primary School and Howden-le-Wear Primary School are primary schools.
Hamsterley Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Howden-le-Wear Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Howden-le-Wear Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Hamsterley Primary School was judged the expected standard and Howden-le-Wear Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Howden-le-Wear Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 41.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bishop AucklandHamsterley Primary School | CrookHowden-le-Wear Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | C57/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 177th of 202 in County Durham | 82nd of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 31 | 187 | |
| Capacity | 49 | 175 | |
| Location | Bishop Auckland, DL13 3QF | Crook, DL15 8HJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 41.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 31 | 187 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.1% | 24.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 28.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.5% Stronger figure | 5.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.8% | 12.9% 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.
Hamsterley Primary School
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
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