Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Beal Walk, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Rumbles
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 215
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 114229
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913843739
About this school
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 195 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 93% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 27% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 97% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 93% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 90% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 111.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School compares
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School ranked 60th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 195 | — |
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary School | 60% | 7.4% | 81% | 114 | 1.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate | 100% | 6.7% | 28.4% | 86 | 1.6 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 4.2% | 9.7% | 137 | 1.7 miles |
| Bowburn Primary School | — | — | — | 438 | 1.7 miles |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham | — | 5.4% | 58.5% | 167 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 26 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.65%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 2.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate1.6 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Bowburn Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bowburn
-
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School ranks 18th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School teach?
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School is Mr Philip Rumbles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School?
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School full?
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School has capacity for 215 pupils and 195 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Durham.
- Does Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School rank locally?
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School ranked 60th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School's absence rate?
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.