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Escomb Primary School

Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance96.8%
Attainment57% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils160

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and early years expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in DL14. Where we have them, council (County Durham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
160
Free school meals
13.8%
22.2% below district average (36%)

Also: County Durham 32.8% · England 24.7%

SEN
19.4%
4.4% below district average (23.8%)

Also: County Durham 21.2% · England 18.2%

EAL
0.6%
3.4% below district average (4%)
Attendance
96.8%
2.3% above district average (94.5%)

Also: County Durham 94.8% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
6.7%
Attainment
57% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the DL14 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2197%
  • 2021/2293.6%
  • 2022/2395.1%
  • 2023/2495.1%
  • 2024/2595.9%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2357%
  • 2023/2469%
  • 2024/2557%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
210
Pupils on roll
160

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the County Durham page.

SEN support

SEN %
19.4%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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