Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

Primary · County Durham · DL17 8AN · URN 114096

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-07-06Cohort 246

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 34

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 195 schools in County Durham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
32%
County Durham 60.2%England 61%
28.2 percentage points below the area average of 60.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
3%
County Durham 8.1%England 8%
5.1 percentage points below the area average of 8.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
100
County Durham 105England 105
5 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
98
County Durham 103.96England 105
6 below the area average of 104
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
County Durham 104.8England 105
3.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
12%
County Durham 25.9%England 32%
13.9 percentage points below the area average of 25.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
56%
County Durham 72.8%
16.8 percentage points below the area average of 72.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
59%
County Durham 71.6%
12.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
41%
County Durham 71.7%
30.7 percentage points below the area average of 71.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
34
County Durham 27
6.8 above the area average of 27.2
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against County Durham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	32% County Durham 60.2%England 61%	28.2 percentage points below the area average of 60.2	29 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	3% County Durham 8.1%England 8%	5.1 percentage points below the area average of 8.1	5 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	100 County Durham 105England 105	5 below the area average of 105	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	98 County Durham 103.96England 105	6 below the area average of 104	7 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 County Durham 104.8England 105	3.8 below the area average of 104.8	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	12% County Durham 25.9%England 32%	13.9 percentage points below the area average of 25.9	20 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	56% County Durham 72.8%	16.8 percentage points below the area average of 72.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	59% County Durham 71.6%	12.6 percentage points below the area average of 71.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	41% County Durham 71.7%	30.7 percentage points below the area average of 71.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	34 County Durham 27	6.8 above the area average of 27.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

County Durham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 23.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 1.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 47.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 22.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 12% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 3% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 32% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 80.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School Good at its inspection on 06/07/2022.
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