Lumley Infant and Nursery SchoolRed Rose Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Lumley Infant and Nursery School and Red Rose Primary School are primary schools in Chester le Street.

  • Lumley Infant and Nursery School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Red Rose Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lumley Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lumley Infant and Nursery School was judged Good and Red Rose Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Red Rose Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lumley Infant and Nursery School versus Red Rose Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Chester le StreetLumley Infant and Nursery SchoolChester le StreetRed Rose Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking188th of 202 in County Durham 27th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll162 298
Capacity180 315
LocationChester le Street, DH3 4JL Chester le Street, DH3 3NA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported81.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported21.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census162 298
Free school meals (ever 6)24.1% 14.8%
English as an additional language3.1% 3.7%
SEN support11.7% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.9% 7.5% 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.

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.

Lumley Infant and Nursery School

Red Rose Primary School

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