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Howletch Lane Primary School

Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ

Local ranking178th of 202 primary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

399

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
44.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
58.0%
Writing (Expected)
65.0%
Maths (Expected)
56.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
58.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
101.0
Cohort Size
52

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
380
Boys
189 (50%)
Girls
191 (50%)
Capacity
399 (95% full)
SEND
26.3%
FSM Eligible
38.4%
EAL
2.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.5%
SEN Support
20.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
15.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,352/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
21.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 93.7%
  • Black African: 3.4%
  • White Other: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%
  • Other: 0.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.3%

93.7%

White British

3.4%

Black African

0.5%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
114198
UKPRN
10077255
Establishment No.
2734

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