Brandon Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 148858
- Address
- Carr Avenue, Brandon, DH7 8NL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 297 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.8%
- Girls
- 53.2%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.9%
White British 86.5%
Other 4.7%
Other Black 2%
Mixed 1.7%
African 1.7%
Other White 1%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Brandon Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 33
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 1 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 7 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 14 7 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 14 14 |
| Year 1 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 2 | 49 21 28 |
| Year 3 | 41 19 22 |
| Year 4 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 5 | 45 21 24 |
| Year 6 | 37 22 15 |