Middlestone Moor Academy

Rock Road, Durham, DL16 7DA

Local ranking151st of 202 primary schools in County Durham

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

278

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Middlestone Moor Primary School (URN 131886) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 February 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 71.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 75.0%
Writing (Expected): 75.0%
Maths (Expected): 79.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 79.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 104.0
Cohort Size: 28

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 261
Boys: 126 (48%)
Girls: 135 (52%)
Capacity: 278 (94% full)
SEND: 17.6%
FSM Eligible: 40.4%
EAL: 3.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.1%
SEN Support: 14.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 21.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 11.6
Budget per Pupil: £6,986/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 14.9% 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

White British: 93.1%
Other: 1.9%
White Other: 1.1%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Asian Other: 1.1%
White Irish: 0.8%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%

93.1%

White British

1.9%

Other

1.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01388816351

contact@middlestonemoorprimary.org.uk

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Rock Road

Durham, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149505
UKPRN: 10091664
Establishment No.: 2001
Trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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