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Red Rose Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Angela Brinton

location_onChester le Street, DH3 3NA

language Visit Website phone 1913886251

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

306

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Red Rose Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chester le Street, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Red Rose Primary School is a community school in Chester le Street, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 298 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #57 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #4,496 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 60%

Reading88% LA 72%

Writing84% LA 72%

Maths91% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading89% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.6

-0.6 to 3.5

1.1

Write

LA -0.1

-0.9 to 3.1

1.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.5 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 1.4

2.2

Write

LA 0.6

0.3 to 4.0

-0.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 67%

Reading95% LA 77%

Writing95% LA 78%

Maths95% LA 78%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.7

-1 to 2.8

2.2

Write

LA 0.6

0.4 to 4

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.2 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 November 2023

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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13 June 2008

Inspection Report

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23 May 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2008-06-13

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 298 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	298	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	302	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	305	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	308	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	309	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	307	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	306	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	305	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	297	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	294	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	289	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	289	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	289	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	287	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	277	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	277	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	273	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	272	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	272	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	263	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils