Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114096
- Address
- Broom Road, DL17 8AN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 276 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.4%
- Girls
- 53.6%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
White British 91.3%
African 4%
Mixed 1.8%
Other White 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4
WritingAverage0
MathsBelow average-2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 34%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 26 12 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 3 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 15 13 |
| Year 1 | 29 11 18 |
| Year 2 | 41 22 19 |
| Year 3 | 43 18 25 |
| Year 4 | 33 13 20 |
| Year 5 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 6 | 34 15 19 |