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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

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location_onBishop Auckland, DL14 9EN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

207

school

Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bishop Auckland, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 49% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Helen Auckland Community Primary School is a community school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #62 of 203 primaries in County Durham and #5,195 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.1%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.6

-2.7 to 2.7

-0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-3.1 to 2.0

2.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.3 to 4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-2.9 to 2.7

-2.1

Write

LA 0.6

-4.7 to 0.4

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.0 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 67%

Reading87% LA 77%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths80% LA 78%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.7

-5.7 to 0.3

-3.7

Write

LA 0.6

-6.6 to -0.8

-3.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-6.1 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-10-17

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-19

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: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 212 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 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	206	2	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	210	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	202	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	4	1.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	201	5	2.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	214	6	2.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	203	7	3.4%	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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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School

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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