Lumley Junior SchoolRed Rose Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Lumley Junior School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Red Rose Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Red Rose Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lumley Junior School was judged Good and Red Rose Primary School 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 77.0% for Lumley Junior School and 81.0% for Red Rose Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Lumley Junior School (75.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Red Rose Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lumley Junior School versus Red Rose Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Chester le StreetLumley Junior SchoolChester le StreetRed Rose Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking72nd of 202 in County Durham 27th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll182 298
Capacity196 315
LocationChester le Street, DH3 4JJ Chester le Street, DH3 3NA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 21.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census182 298
Free school meals (ever 6)28.0% 14.8%
English as an additional language3.3% 3.7%
SEN support13.2% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% 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.

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.

Lumley Junior School

Red Rose Primary School

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