Finchale Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Durham, County Durham

DH1 5XT

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

72.9

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,353

National rank

#67

In North East

#18

In County Durham

Top 10%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

78%

% achieving higher RWM ?

19%

Reading average scaled score ?

108.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 70% → 78% ▲ 8.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 213 % FSM ever-6 3.8% % EAL 9.9% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Durham · 0.4 mi 56.2 St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham Durham · 0.6 mi 59.1 Framwellgate Moor Primary School Durham · 0.8 mi 91.6 Durham Gilesgate Primary School Durham · 1.3 mi 37.2 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Durham · 1.5 mi 65.0 Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Durham · 1.6 mi 39.0 St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School Durham · 1.8 mi 53.9 Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Durham · 1.9 mi 58.0