Shotley Bridge Primary School

State-Funded School

shotley-bridge-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

DH8 0ESPostcode

6.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Shotley Bridge Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 344 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

344

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 344
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2018	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.