Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Broom Road
Ferryhill
County Durham
DL17 8AN
Phone 01740651363
Reference Number 114096

General Makeup

Number of pupils 285
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.32%
Girls: 53.68%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 45.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 19.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 22 43
2 18 23 41
3 14 22 36
4 18 13 31
5 14 20 34
6 14 18 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.6%
African 3.5%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-30
Date Description Report
2022-07-06 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-05-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-02-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-12-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-09-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-05-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-09-25 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-02-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-01-31 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 39% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% 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 101 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 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 -4 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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
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Second Preference 17 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Cleves Cross, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8QY
0.35 miles
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Dean Bank, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8PP
0.5 miles
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ferryhill Station, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0DB
1.09 miles
West Cornforth Primary School
High Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 9HP
1.57 miles
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, DL16 6EX
1.8 miles
Chilton Academy
Chilton, Off New South View, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 0PT
1.96 miles
North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6PP
1.97 miles
Kirk Merrington Primary School
South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7JB
2.11 miles
Coxhoe Primary School
Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, Durham, DH6 4EJ
2.19 miles
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Durham Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6SL
2.2 miles
Springmoor Grange School
Durham Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6SQ
2.28 miles
King Street Primary School
High Grange Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6RA
2.38 miles
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Front Street, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 9AL
2.46 miles
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
Rosa Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7NA
2.55 miles
Middlestone Moor Academy
Rock Road, Durham, County Durham, DL16 7DA
2.6 miles
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
Front Street, Tudhoe Colliery, Tudhoe Colliery Primary School, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6TJ
2.68 miles
Bowburn Primary School
Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5FP
3.39 miles
Victoria Lane Academy
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
3.64 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8NN
3.65 miles
Kelloe Primary School
Front Street, Kelloe, DH6 4PG
3.85 miles
Name Distance
Ferryhill School
Merrington Road, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8RW
1.17 miles
Aycliffe Secure Centre
Care of: Durham County Council, Ferryhill, DL17 0SD
1.48 miles
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
2.58 miles
Whitworth Park Academy
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7LN
2.73 miles
The Meadows School
Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW
2.94 miles
Woodham Academy
Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 4AX
4.22 miles
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6UN
4.46 miles
Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS21 3DD
4.57 miles
The Grange Learning Centre
[Postcode DL15 0TY], Low Willington, County Durham, DL15 0TY
4.9 miles
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