Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool 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 42 pupils. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool is part of DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
9
2015
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 42
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
- MAT name
- DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2015 | 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.
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