Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorNew Brancepeth Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Durham.
Summary of the comparison
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor and New Brancepeth Primary Academy are primary schools in Durham.
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and New Brancepeth Primary Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). New Brancepeth Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor was judged Requires improvement and New Brancepeth Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor and 73.0% for New Brancepeth Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor (53.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at New Brancepeth Primary Academy (67.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DurhamOur Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor | DurhamNew Brancepeth Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 172nd of 199 in County Durham | 63rd of 199 in County Durham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 98 | 109 | |
| Capacity | 105 | 119 | |
| Location | Durham, DH7 7LF | Durham, DH7 7EU | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 60.0% | 73.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 101.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 37 | 124 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.4% | 53.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 2.4% | |
| SEN support | 16.2% | 34.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 13.5% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.5% | 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.
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
New Brancepeth Primary Academy
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