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Howletch Lane Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee SR8 2NQ · howletchlane.co.uk · 0191 586 2765
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 382
- 96% of 399 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 38 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 38 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼44% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Howletch Lane Primary School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 22
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied