Earned recognition - identified from published data
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
County Durham · DL17 8PP · URN 114086
This page confirms what Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School has earned from published evidence.
These celebrations were identified for Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School from published data, read in the context the school works in. The school has not yet activated its official materials - that never changes what it has earned.
Fall in suspensions and exclusions per 100 pupils year on year - 6.2 fewer per 100 pupils, from the 2023/24 school year.
Results year: 2023/24 · Source: DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions · of 4 schools compared
Pupils per support adult (teaching assistants + support staff) - 10.2 pupils per support adult, from the 2024/25 school year.
Results year: 2024/25 · Source: DfE School Workforce Census · of 61 schools compared
Also earned in 2023/24: TOP 10%
KS2 progress across reading, writing & maths (value-added) - +2.3 progress score, from the 2023/24 school year.
Results year: 2023/24 · Source: DfE KS2 progress measures · of 57 schools compared
Also earned in 2022/23: TOP 10%
Pupils per teacher (FTE) - 17.3 pupils per teacher, from the 2023/24 school year.
Results year: 2023/24 · Source: DfE School Workforce Census · among the primary schools in Ferryhill
Based on 2023/24 data; 2024/25 data for this measure is now published.
Town = the state-funded primary schools in the school’s built-up area.
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