Pelton Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Ouston Lane, Pelton, Chester le Street, DH2 1EZ
Phone: 01913700260
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Karen Telfer
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 290
School capacity: 384
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 124
% eligible for free school meals: 48.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 54.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 88 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 51 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £8,426 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #70 of 189 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#68Cotsford Primary School£8,452
#69Timothy Hackworth Primary School£8,448
#70Pelton Community Primary School£8,426
#71Ramshaw Primary School£8,382
#72Thornley Academy£8,374

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Wearhead Primary School£21,232
#2Woodland Primary School£16,016
#3Frosterley Primary School£15,313
#4St John's Chapel Primary School£15,171
#5Hamsterley Primary School£14,190
#6Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School£13,452
#7Evenwood Church of England Primary School£12,463
#8Beamish Primary School£12,295
#9Ferryhill Station Primary School£12,187
#10Laurel Avenue Community Primary School£11,887
#11St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£11,649
#12Butterknowle Primary School£11,643
#13St Michael's Church of England Primary School£11,521
#14Tow Law Millennium Primary School£11,336
#15Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor£11,270
#16St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor£11,230
#17Sunnybrow Primary School£11,199
#18Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool£11,184
#19St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall£10,985
#20St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston£10,912
#21Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy£10,855
#22St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School£10,545
#23Ingleton CofE Primary School£10,356
#24Bournmoor Primary School£10,128
#25Burnhope Primary School£10,090
#26St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor£10,049
#27Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate£10,045
#28Byers Green Primary School£9,961
#29Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School£9,915
#30Seascape Primary School£9,890
#31St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate£9,864
#32West Pelton Primary School£9,837
#33Ludworth Primary School£9,794
#34St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett£9,762
#35Cotherstone Primary School£9,729
#36St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate£9,716
#37Fishburn Primary School£9,715
#38Hesleden Primary School£9,694
#39St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley£9,671
#40Stanley Burnside Primary School£9,579
#41Leadgate Primary School - Split Site£9,567
#42Durham Gilesgate Primary School£9,472
#43Bullion Lane Primary School£9,426
#44Wheatley Hill Community Primary School£9,384
#45St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook£9,369
#46Nettlesworth Primary School£9,272
#47Peases West Academy£9,204
#48Cockfield Primary School£9,184
#49Langley Park Primary School£9,160
#50Bearpark Primary School£9,145
#51Seaview Primary School£9,137
#52Shotton Primary School£9,095
#53Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law£9,095
#54Willington Primary School£9,018
#55St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park£8,897
#56Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery£8,885
#57Castleside Primary School£8,844
#58Cassop Primary School£8,780
#59St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School£8,764
#60Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery£8,745
#61Moorside Primary Academy£8,713
#62West Rainton Primary School£8,655
#63New Brancepeth Primary Academy£8,575
#64St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont£8,505
#65Etherley Lane Primary School£8,493
#66North Park Primary School£8,467
#67St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon£8,467
#68Cotsford Primary School£8,452
#69Timothy Hackworth Primary School£8,448
#70Pelton Community Primary School£8,426
#71Ramshaw Primary School£8,382
#72Thornley Academy£8,374
#73Bloemfontein Primary School£8,349
#74Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School£8,292
#75Collierley Nursery and Primary School£8,212
#76Blackhall Primary School£8,159
#77St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon£8,149
#78Yohden Primary School£8,010
#79Catchgate Primary School£7,990
#80Crook Primary School£7,980
#81Victoria Lane Academy£7,959
#82Thornhill Primary School£7,929
#83Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School£7,928
#84Delves Lane Primary School£7,918
#85Deaf Hill Primary School£7,912
#86Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School£7,906
#87Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School£7,896
#88Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School£7,894
#89West Cornforth Primary School£7,879
#90Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School£7,868
#91Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery£7,766
#92Ebchester CofE Primary School£7,730
#93King Street Primary School£7,715
#94Shield Row Primary School£7,700
#95Ropery Walk Primary School£7,688
#96Kelloe Primary School£7,684
#97Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington£7,683
#98Howden-le-Wear Primary School£7,652
#99St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton£7,645
#100Stanley (Crook) Primary School£7,612
#101Escomb Primary School£7,603
#102Easington Colliery Primary School£7,573
#103Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School£7,553
#104St Andrew's Academy£7,535
#105Westlea Primary School£7,528
#106St Helen Auckland Community Primary School£7,486
#107Greenland Community Primary School£7,483
#108Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School£7,480
#109Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton£7,442
#110Bluebell Meadow Primary School£7,414
#111Brandon Primary Academy£7,400
#112South Hetton Primary£7,392
#113Wolsingham Primary School£7,383
#114Edmondsley Primary Academy£7,372
#115Howletch Lane Primary School£7,352
#116The Grove Primary School£7,306
#117St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland£7,270
#118Sacriston Academy£7,224
#119Witton Gilbert Primary School£7,198
#120Dene House Primary School£7,193
#121Roseberry Primary and Nursery School£7,187
#122Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School£7,162
#123Witton-le-Wear Primary School£7,117
#124Ribbon School£7,085
#125Seaham Trinity Primary School£7,016
#126Chilton Academy£7,013
#127Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School£7,012
#128Esh Winning Academy£7,007
#129Middlestone Moor Academy£6,986
#130All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester£6,985
#131Sedgefield Primary School£6,969
#132Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery£6,964
#133Coxhoe Primary School£6,948
#134St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle£6,940
#135St William's Catholic Primary School£6,933
#136Shotton Hall Primary School£6,913
#137Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy£6,874
#138Sherburn Primary School£6,821
#139St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton£6,805
#140Green Lane Church of England Primary School£6,796
#141St Stephen's Church of England Primary School£6,760
#142Red Rose Primary School£6,758
#143Shotley Bridge Primary School£6,751
#144Hartside Primary Academy£6,738
#145Newker Primary School£6,729
#146St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham£6,682
#147Tanfield Lea Community Primary School£6,681
#148Framwellgate Moor Primary School£6,638
#149Springmoor Grange School£6,634
#150Langley Moor Primary School£6,578
#151Kirk Merrington Primary School£6,561
#152Pittington Primary School£6,559
#153Tudhoe Colliery Primary School£6,544
#154Sugar Hill Primary School£6,494
#155St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe£6,481
#156St Anne's CofE Primary School£6,471
#157Byerley Park Primary School£6,461
#158Toft Hill Primary School£6,426
#159Easington CofE Primary School£6,417
#160Burnopfield Primary School£6,366
#161St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston£6,366
#162Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School£6,346
#163St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£6,345
#164East Stanley School£6,320
#165Montalbo Nursery & Primary School£6,309
#166St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham£6,267
#167St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village£6,210
#168Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School£6,191
#169Browney Primary Academy£6,158
#170Vane Road Primary School£6,092
#171Ouston Primary School£6,083
#172Woodlea Primary School£6,064
#173Cestria Primary School£6,044
#174Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School£6,033
#175St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley£6,027
#176St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School£6,010
#177Finchale Primary School£6,001
#178St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett£5,892
#179St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham£5,852
#180St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe£5,837
#181St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street£5,744
#182St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill£5,637
#183New Seaham Academy£5,543
#184Woodhouse Primary Academy£5,399
#185Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy£5,079
#186Copeland Road Primary School£5,036
#187Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy£5,014
#188Prince Bishops Community Primary School£4,558
#189Hunwick Primary School£4,242

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