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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL17 8ANBroom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Primary

Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

Primary

County Durham · Ferryhill · DL17 8AN www.broomcottages-pri.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
276
cap. 348
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
276
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
276
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
32%
-2pp
57%44%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
56%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
59%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
41%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
276
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
50%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN
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
2024/2532%3%56%21%59%9%41%9%74%53%100.098.0101.024%276
2023/2434%3%47%6%78%3%47%13%94%38%100.0101.099.019%285
2022/2339%0%55%7%77%2%57%7%95%41%101.0102.099.0-4.00+0.00-2.0020%278
2018/1930%3%32%5%70%16%73%11%84%62%98.0103.0101.0-5.80-0.50-1.3022%297
2017/1857%8%68%16%73%27%62%22%81%68%102.0102.0103.0-0.70+1.20+0.2018%307
2016/1748%5%62%12%64%10%62%5%88%74%101.0101.0104.0-0.60+0.60-0.4024%320

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
2024/2527621.524%4%50%9%29%
2023/2428518.419%3%49%9%29%
2022/2327817.720%1%50%8%30%
2021/2228617.020%1%45%9%33%
2020/2130118.225%2%42%
2018/1929718.522%1%49%6%15%
2017/1830714.318%1%54%6%18%
2016/1732013.624%1%48%5%14%

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