Ofsted: Good emoji_events #182 in County Durham public Top 99% UK

St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Lisa Lakey

location_onNewton Aycliffe, DL5 7HB

language Visit Website phone 1325300236

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

111

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Expected Standard

25%

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Age Range

3-11

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St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Newton Aycliffe, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 90 pupils on roll, of whom 76% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 25% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #182 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #13,985 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 15.7 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

25%

LA 60%

Reading42% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 72%

Maths33% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading50% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 1.6

1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.5

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.6 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.1

-4.1 to 0.6

0.5

Write

LA 0.6

-1.7 to 2.6

-2.9

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.9 to -0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 67%

Reading81% LA 77%

Writing87% LA 78%

Maths77% LA 78%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.7

-3 to 1.2

-1.7

Write

LA 0.6

-3.7 to 0.3

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 June 2024

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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15 April 2015

Inspection Report

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26 June 2012

Inspection Report

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22 September 2008

Inspection Report

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30 January 2008

Inspection Report

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12 June 2007

Inspection Report

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10 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-06-26

None EIF

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

6.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.4%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

2pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 90 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	90	6	6.7%	0.8%	2
2024/25 (Autumn term)	93	23	24.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	113	6	5.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	111	6	5.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	107	21	19.6%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	112	3	2.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	117	2	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	133	4	3.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	139	1	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	136	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	136	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	136	3	2.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	138	3	2.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	129	4	3.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	130	1	0.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	132	1	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	127	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	132	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	119	1	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	117	2	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	118	1	0.8%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils