Dean Bank Primary and Nursery SchoolCleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ferryhill.

Summary of the comparison

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School and Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy are primary schools in Ferryhill.

  • Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School was judged Requires improvement and Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School and 84.0% for Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School (76.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (75.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School versus Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure FerryhillDean Bank Primary and Nursery SchoolFerryhillCleves Cross Primary and Nursery School AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking80th of 202 in County Durham 33rd of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 238
Capacity262 210
LocationFerryhill, DL17 8PP Ferryhill, DL17 8QY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 84.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 238
Free school meals (ever 6)73.5% 34.1%
English as an additional language15.4% 2.1%
SEN support14.8% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence21.7% 9.7% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy

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