Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School is a primary school located in Ferryhill. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN
Website: www.broomcottages-pri.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01740651363
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Sean Kavanagh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114096

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 348
Number of Pupils: 301
Number of Boys: 136
Number of Girls: 165

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -5.8 Confidence interval -7.8 to -3.7
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:30%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
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
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor , DL16 6EX 		3out of 4 3,170 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Broom Road , DL17 8AN 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Cleves Cross , DL17 8QY 		4out of 4 620 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Dean Bank , DL17 8PP 		3out of 4 888 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ferryhill Station , DL17 0DB 		2out of 4 1,908 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
West Cornforth Primary School
High Street , West Cornforth DL17 9HP 		4out of 4 2,766 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Merrington Road , DL17 8RW 		3out of 4 2,055 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Woodlands
Broom Road , DL17 8AN 		3out of 4 0 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aycliffe Secure Services
Care of: Durham County Council , 26 Chilton Way DL17 0SD 		- not rated 2,595 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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