Ribbon School
General Information
- Address: Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9QR – View on map
- Phone: 01915175900
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mrs Ashleigh Sheridan
- Age range: 3-11 years
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 179
- % eligible for free school meals: 41.1%
- Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the County Durham average)
- English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 10.8% a year (County Durham 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 74% moved to another school, 26% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across County Durham: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 12 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
- Suspensions for bullying: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in County Durham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 5.3%
- Persistently absent pupils: 13.1%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 26.7%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 68 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 18 pupils
- Vision impairment: 16 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 12 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
- Other difficulty or disability: 2 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
- Physical disability: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2023 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 64% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 11% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: in line with the County Durham average (62%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 65% against an expected 53%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 65%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 78% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 83%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 106
- Based on: 64 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 90th of 184 junior and primary schools in the area
- =90Ludworth Primary School64%
- =90Ramshaw Primary School64%
- =90Ribbon School64%
- =90Roseberry Primary and Nursery School64%
- =90Seaview Primary School64%
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70th of 134 primary schools in County Durham for Ofsted rating
- #68Ramshaw Primary SchoolGood
- #69Red Rose Primary SchoolGood
- #70Ribbon SchoolGood
- #71Rosa Street Primary and Nursery AcademyGood
- #72Roseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £7,085 (2024-25)
124th of 189 primary schools in County Durham for spending per pupil
- #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
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