Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law

Smith Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AU

Local ranking90th of 202 primary schools in County Durham

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Blessed John Duckett Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (URN 114283) since 1 February 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025 — 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: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 11.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 56.0%
Writing (Expected): 33.0%
Maths (Expected): 22.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 56.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 100.0
Cohort Size: 9

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 77
Boys: 41 (53%)
Girls: 36 (47%)
Capacity: 84 (92% full)
SEND: 18.2%
FSM Eligible: 35.4%
EAL: 0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.3%
SEN Support: 16.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 5.2
Budget per Pupil: £9,095/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 16.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 94.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 2.7%

94.7%

White British

2.7%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

2.7%

Mixed White & Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01388731082

jellison@blessedjohnduckett.bhcet.org.uk

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Smith Street

Bishop Auckland, North East

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Administrative

URN: 148916
UKPRN: 10089904
Establishment No.: 3511
Trust: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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