Shotton Primary SchoolOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Shotton Primary School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton are primary schools.

  • Shotton Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Shotton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shotton Primary School was judged Good and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 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 64.0% for Shotton Primary School and 71.0% for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Shotton Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton (64.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shotton Primary School versus Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Shotton CollieryShotton Primary SchoolDurhamOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureC56/100
Local ranking71st of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure84th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll292 154
Capacity426 168
LocationShotton Colliery, DH6 2JP Durham, DH6 2JQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census292 154
Free school meals (ever 6)54.8% 35.1%
English as an additional language8.6% 3.2%
SEN support20.6% 16.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence8.5% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence32.1% 20.7% 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.

Shotton Primary School

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton

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