St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

County DurhamVoluntary aided school

Church Street, Durham, DH1 3DQ

Headteacher: Mrs Donna Wilson-SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 134 (capacity: 140)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
67% of first-choice applicants offered a place
74%
Reading, Writing & Maths
67%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
74.0%
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%.
5.0%
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 79%·Writing 74%·Maths 79%All three 74%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding53%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected74%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding42%
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?
20
How many families wanted this school first?
30
How many got their first choice?
20of 30 (66.7%)
How many applied in total?
81

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
16.0%
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).
21.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
65 girls, 69 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 88% (2018/19), currently 74%

* 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
2016/17-----
2017/1871.0%18.0%+1.6-1.3+1.6
2018/1988.0%38.0%+4.1-0.2+3.3
2022/2386.0%14.0%+5.2+2.1+5.9
2023/2480.0%15.0%---
2024/2574.0%5.0%---