Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

State-Funded School

broom-cottages-primary-nursery-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL17 8ANPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 246 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 34%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

94%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
4 Nov 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.