# Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 181 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114086. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 181
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 114086

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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, 52% of pupils at Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 52% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 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): 810 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): 810 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ferryhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferryhill-school-e145253): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cleves-cross-primary-and-nursery-school-academy-e140324): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 84% 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/114086)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114086)

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