Red Rose Primary School

County DurhamCommunity school

York Terrace, Chester le Street, DH3 3NA

Headteacher: Mrs Angela BrintonSchool website ↗Pupils: 298 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2023
Oversubscribed
88% of first-choice applicants offered a place
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2023
88%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 22 November 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
81.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
21.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 84%·Maths 91%All three 81%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding53%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected84%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected91%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
51
How many got their first choice?
45of 51 (88.2%)
How many applied in total?
129

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
141 girls, 157 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 92% (2017/18), currently 81%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1674.0%0.0%+0.4-2.3-0.2
2016/1784.0%8.0%+0.5+2.2+2.0
2017/1892.0%16.0%+0.9+2.2-0.5
2018/1982.0%18.0%-0.6+2.2-0.4
2022/2376.0%14.0%+1.5+1.1+1.5
2023/2473.0%24.0%---
2024/2581.0%21.0%---
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