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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH7 8NLBrandon Primary Academy
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Brandon Primary Academy

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH7 8NL https://brandonprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
294
cap. 496
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
294
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
294
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/02/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Brandon Primary Academy · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
57%
-7pp
64%56%48%
'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
14%
+8pp
14%10%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
294
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Carr Avenue, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8NL
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%14%73%27%70%14%68%25%77%75%104.0104.0105.036%294
2023/2464%6%75%22%72%11%78%22%83%69%105.0104.0106.028%297
2022/2348%7%65%26%67%13%59%13%72%65%102.0100.0103.0-0.80+0.40-1.9023%294

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529422.436%7%55%7%15%
2023/2429720.228%9%52%6%21%
2022/2329417.723%9%46%6%22%
2021/2232619%8%45%7%22%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.