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Beamish Primary School

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

personMrs Karen Telfer

location_onStanley, DH9 0QN

language Visit Website phone 1913700181

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beamish Primary School is a Community school primary school in Stanley, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beamish Primary School is a community school in Stanley, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 51 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #174 of 203 primaries in County Durham and #13,608 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 50.0%.

In the 2023/24 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)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading54% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading44% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.6

Read

LA -0.6

-8.7 to -0.5

1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 5.3

-1.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.5 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading50% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.1

-6.0 to 2.1

-2.3

Write

LA 0.6

-6.0 to 1.4

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 67%

Reading75% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 78%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.7

-2.9 to 5.5

1.5

Write

LA 0.6

-2.5 to 5.5

-0.8

Maths

LA 0.6

-4.6 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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27 September 2016

Inspection Report

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23 November 2012

Inspection Report

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11 January 2011

Inspection Report

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28 April 2010

Inspection Report

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29 April 2008

Inspection Report

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22 November 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-27

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-23

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 60 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
2023/24 (Summer term)	60	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	51	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	51	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	55	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	51	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	52	1	1.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	70	4	5.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	63	1	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	66	3	4.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	73	1	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	73	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	70	1	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	73	1	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	73	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	79	3	3.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	74	3	4.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	82	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	83	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	83	1	1.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	93	2	2.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	92	1	1.1%	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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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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