Neville's Cross Primary School and NurserySt Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Durham.

  • Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery was judged Good and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery 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 67.0% for Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery and 74.0% for St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery (82.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School (86.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery versus St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DurhamNeville's Cross Primary School and NurseryDurhamSt Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking33rd of 202 in County Durham 5th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll289 134
Capacity297 140
LocationDurham, DH1 4JG Durham, DH1 3DQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census289 134
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 9.7%
English as an additional language8.3% 20.1%
SEN support7.6% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.1% Stronger figure5.9% 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.

Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery

St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

Full profiles: Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery · St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School