Brandon Primary School is a primary school located in Durham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Carr Avenue, Durham, DH7 8NL
Website: www.brandonprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01913780124
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Judith Hodgson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135207

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 496
Number of Pupils: 307
Number of Boys: 149
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.9 to 0.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.5
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Langley Moor Nursery School
Brandon Lane , Langley Moor DH7 8LL
4out of 4 1,661 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brandon Primary School
Carr Avenue , Brandon DH7 8NL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Browney Primary Academy
Harle Street , DH7 8HX
3out of 4 900 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Goatbeck Terrace , Langley Moor DH7 8JJ
3out of 4 1,194 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Langley Moor Primary School
Brandon Lane , Langley Moor DH7 8LL
3out of 4 1,724 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
New Brancepeth Primary School
Rock Terrace , New Brancepeth DH7 7EU
2out of 4 2,631 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham High School for Girls
Farewell Hall , South Road DH1 3TB
- not rated 2,985 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.