# Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy

Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 248 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E140324. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 248
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 140324

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 84% of pupils at Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-woodlands-e113992): 570 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broom-cottages-primary-and-nursery-school-e114096): 570 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dean-bank-primary-and-nursery-school-e114086): 1.3 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ferryhill Station Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferryhill-station-primary-school-e114078): 1.8 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [West Cornforth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-cornforth-primary-school-e114079): 2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140324)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/140324)

## How to cite

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