Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Dean Bank
Ferryhill
County Durham
DL17 8PP
Phone 01740651512
Reference Number 114086

General Makeup

Number of pupils 186
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.3%
Girls: 45.7%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 73.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 8 15
2 13 7 20
3 16 16 32
4 12 13 25
5 16 13 29
6 17 10 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.6%
African 4.3%
White, Other 2.2%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Requires Improvement
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-01
Date Description Report
2024-05-22 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-05-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2017-03-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-10-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-02-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-05-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-23 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 76% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 19% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 109 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 4.3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Broom Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8AN
0.5 miles
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Cleves Cross, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8QY
0.82 miles
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, DL16 6EX
1.4 miles
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ferryhill Station, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0DB
1.46 miles
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6PP
1.53 miles
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7JB
1.69 miles
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Durham Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6SL
1.79 miles
Springmoor Grange School
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1.85 miles
King Street Primary School
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1.92 miles
West Cornforth Primary School
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1.96 miles
Chilton Academy
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1.96 miles
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
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2.06 miles
Middlestone Moor Academy
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2.09 miles
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
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Coxhoe Primary School
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2.54 miles
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
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2.95 miles
Victoria Lane Academy
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
3.22 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
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3.23 miles
Bowburn Primary School
Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5FP
3.56 miles
Byers Green Primary School
Wear View, Byers Green, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7PN
4.13 miles
Name Distance
Ferryhill School
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
0.69 miles
Aycliffe Secure Centre
Care of: Durham County Council, Ferryhill, DL17 0SD
1.35 miles
The Oaks Secondary School
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2.07 miles
Whitworth Park Academy
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2.23 miles
The Meadows School
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2.45 miles
Woodham Academy
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4.21 miles
The Grange Learning Centre
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4.42 miles
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
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4.5 miles
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 7JZ
4.8 miles
Durham High School for Girls
4.86 miles
Greenfield Academy
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LF
4.99 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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