Roseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolSt Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

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

Summary of the comparison

Roseberry Primary and Nursery School and St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston are primary schools in Chester le Street.

  • Roseberry Primary and Nursery School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Roseberry Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Roseberry Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Roseberry Primary and Nursery School and 59.0% for St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Roseberry Primary and Nursery School (64.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston (73.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Roseberry Primary and Nursery School versus St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Chester le StreetRoseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolChester le StreetSt Benet's Catholic Primary School, OustonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking70th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure75th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll262 216
Capacity343 210
LocationChester le Street, DH2 1NP Chester le Street, DH2 1QX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census262 216
Free school meals (ever 6)27.9% 7.7%
English as an additional language4.2% 2.3%
SEN support19.9% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.3% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% 3.5% 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.

Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

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