Cotsford Primary School
Primary schoolCotsford Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 181 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Cotsford Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 53% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Yohden Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Horden Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, July 2024470 m
- Dene AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)690 m
- Dene House Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Seascape Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures. 7% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).