Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, DL16 7JB
Local ranking11th of 201 primary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
172
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 83.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 6.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 94.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 83.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 89.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 18
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 172
- Boys
- 82 (48%)
- Girls
- 90 (52%)
- Capacity
- 172 (100% full)
- SEND
- 20.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.1%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 16.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,561/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.3%
- Persistent Absence
- 3.4%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 97.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
97.1%
White British
1.2%
Mixed White & Black African
1.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 114074
- UKPRN
- 10072167
- Establishment No.
- 2361