# St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School

St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 147 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114267. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 147
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 114267

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 12 June 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 25% of pupils at St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Byerley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byerley-park-primary-school-e114189): 370 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Greenfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-academy-e149962): 490 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2019, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 37.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Walworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walworth-school-e114341): 530 m. Special. School remains Good, September 2023
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e143515): 550 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stephenson-way-academy-and-nursery-school-e138556): 720 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodham-burn-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e149737): 880 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114267)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114267)

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