Cotsford Primary School

State-Funded School

cotsford-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

EasingtonConstituency

SR8 4EHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cotsford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 181 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

78%

Black

17%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

181

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 181
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
7 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 Dec 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.