Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 7 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
- 285 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.3%
- Girls
- 53.7%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.4%
- Persistent absence
- 30.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 91.6%
African 3.5%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.8%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 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 39%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 19.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 20 10 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 6 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 31 12 19 |
| Year 1 | 43 21 22 |
| Year 2 | 41 18 23 |
| Year 3 | 36 14 22 |
| Year 4 | 31 18 13 |
| Year 5 | 34 14 20 |
| Year 6 | 32 14 18 |