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Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Voluntary aided
Langley Road, Newton Hall Estate, Durham DH1 5LP · bluecoatcofejunior.co.uk · 0191 386 5975
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- 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 2025
- Pupils
- 214
- 89% of 240 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, 1 families put the school first and 1 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 76
- 34% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (13%) with SEND