Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Langley Road, Newton Hall Estate, Durham, DH1 5LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lysa Grieve
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 114274
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913865975
About this school
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 214 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 56 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 70% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 73% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior 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 | 69% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School compares
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School ranked 85th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.1% | 15.1% | 214 | — |
| Durham Newton Hall Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 10.2% | 110 | 0.0 miles |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham | 73% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Framwellgate Moor Primary School | 87% | 4.3% | 20.4% | 375 | 0.5 miles |
| Finchale Primary School | 78% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | 50% | 6.4% | 63.3% | 164 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.07%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.1%
- Persistent absence
- 3.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School0.0 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham0.2 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Framwellgate Moor Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Finchale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Durham Gilesgate Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School ranks 23rd 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
- 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
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School teach?
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School?
- The headteacher of Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School is Mrs Lysa Grieve, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior 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 Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School?
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School full?
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 214 on roll (89%), 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 Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Durham.
- Does Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School rank locally?
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School ranked 85th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School's absence rate?
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior 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 30 June 2026.