Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

dean-bank-primary-and-nursery-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL17 8PPPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Durham, North East.

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

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 54%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

14%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

181

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

67%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

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: 181
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
9 Jun 2019	Good	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.