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Brandon Primary Academy

Carr Avenue, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8NL

Local ranking106th of 202 primary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

496

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
57.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
14.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
70.0%
Maths (Expected)
68.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
44

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
294
Boys
139 (47%)
Girls
155 (53%)
Capacity
496 (59% full)
SEND
36.4%
FSM Eligible
55.3%
EAL
7.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.4%
SEN Support
32.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,400/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 88.4%
  • Other: 4.1%
  • Black African: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
  • Black Other: 1.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.0%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.7%
  • White Other: 0.3%

88.4%

White British

4.1%

Other

1.7%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148858
UKPRN
10089545
Establishment No.
3525
Trust
ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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