The WoodlandsBroom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Woodlands and Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School in Ferryhill.

The Woodlands was judged Good and Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (39.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25).

The Woodlands versus Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	FerryhillThe Woodlands	FerryhillBroom Cottages Primary & Nursery School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	F38/100
Local ranking	Not ranked	166th of 202 in County Durham
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Pupil referral unit	Community school
Phase	Not reported	Primary
Age range	6-16	3-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	228	276
Capacity	100	348
Location	Ferryhill, DL17 8AN	Ferryhill, DL17 8AN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	Not reported	32.0%	62.0%
At higher standard	Not reported	3.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	Not reported	100.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	Not reported	98.0	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	228	276
Free school meals (ever 6)	77.6%	50.0%
English as an additional language	0.0%	4.0%
SEN support	12.3%	22.5%
SEN with an EHC plan	1.3%	1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence	Not reported	8.7%	6.2%
Persistent absence	Not reported	28.6%	15.8%

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

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