Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #113 in County Durham public Top 74% UK

Cockton Hill Junior School

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

personMrs J Cooper

location_onBishop Auckland, DL14 6HW

language Visit Website phone 1388602058

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

54%

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Age Range

7-11

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Cockton Hill Junior School is a Community school primary school in Bishop Auckland, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cockton Hill Junior School is a community school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 203 pupils on roll, of whom 57% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #113 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #9,160 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 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

54%

LA 60%

Reading65% LA 72%

Writing63% LA 72%

Maths65% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading47% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths51% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths37% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.6

Read

LA -0.6

-7.3 to -3.9

-4.2

Write

LA -0.1

-5.8 to -2.6

-7.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-9.3 to -6.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA 0.1

-5.4 to -2.1

1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-0.4 to 2.6

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.2 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 67%

Reading83% LA 77%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 78%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.7

-2.1 to 1.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.6

-0.6 to 2.4

1.7

Maths

LA 0.6

0.3 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 October 2023

Inspection Report

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25 May 2022

Inspection Report

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26 April 2017

Inspection Report

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15 April 2015

Inspection Report

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19 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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24 March 2009

Inspection Report

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09 July 2007

Inspection Report

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09 March 2006

Inspection Report

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01 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-04-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-04-15

None Legacy

Requires improvement

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

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 203 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	203	5	2.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	220	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	220	14	6.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	219	16	7.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	216	8	3.7%	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 25 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils