Shiney Row Primary SchoolOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Houghton le Spring.

Summary of the comparison

Shiney Row Primary School and Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw are primary schools in Houghton le Spring.

  • Shiney Row Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shiney Row Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shiney Row Primary School was judged Good and Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 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 71.0% for Shiney Row Primary School and 67.0% for Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Shiney Row Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw (56.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shiney Row Primary School versus Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Houghton le SpringShiney Row Primary SchoolHoughton le SpringOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking35th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure50th of 80 in Sunderland
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll242 308
Capacity315 353
LocationHoughton le Spring, DH4 4QP Houghton le Spring, DH4 7JZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census242 308
Free school meals (ever 6)48.8% 12.7%
English as an additional language2.9% 2.3%
SEN support16.1% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 1.3%
Attendance
Overall absence6.8% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.5% 6.3% 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.

Shiney Row Primary School

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

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