Framwellgate Moor Primary School

County DurhamCommunity school

Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BG

Headteacher: Bethan SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 389 (capacity: 390)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
67% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
67%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 May 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

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

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
87.0%
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%.
33.0%
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 89%·Writing 91%·Maths 93%All three 87%
Reading
Expected89%
Exceeding62%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected91%
Exceeding42%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding49%
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?
38
How many families wanted this school first?
55
How many got their first choice?
37of 55 (67.3%)
How many applied in total?
116

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
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).
13.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
189 girls, 200 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 87% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/1679.0%12.0%+5.0+1.8+3.9
2016/1785.0%26.0%+4.2+1.5+1.5
2017/1873.0%23.0%+3.2+1.5+1.7
2018/1977.0%23.0%+2.1+2.6+0.6
2022/2383.0%20.0%0.0+0.4+0.3
2023/2483.0%30.0%---
2024/2587.0%33.0%---