Toft Hill Primary SchoolSt Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bishop Auckland.

Summary of the comparison

Toft Hill Primary School and St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park are primary schools in Bishop Auckland.

  • Toft Hill Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Toft Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Toft Hill Primary School was judged strong and St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 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 74.0% for Toft Hill Primary School and 67.0% for St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Toft Hill Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park (54.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Toft Hill Primary School versus St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bishop AucklandToft Hill Primary SchoolBishop AucklandSt Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureD40/100
Local ranking44th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure156th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll198 68
Capacity182 98
LocationBishop Auckland, DL14 0JA Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard74.0% Stronger figure67.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census198 68
Free school meals (ever 6)16.2% 31.8%
English as an additional language1.0% 0.0%
SEN support10.6% 17.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure6.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.9% Stronger figure13.3% 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.

Toft Hill Primary School

St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park

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