Brandon Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- 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
- 294 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.0%
White British 88.1%
Other 4.1%
Mixed 2%
African 1.7%
Other Black 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Other White 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 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 64%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Brandon Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 31
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 32 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 12 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 8 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 35 13 22 |
| Year 1 | 25 14 11 |
| Year 2 | 32 13 19 |
| Year 3 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 4 | 39 19 20 |
| Year 5 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 6 | 44 23 21 |