# Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery

Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 161 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114069. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 161
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 114069

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 November 2023
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, 56% of pupils at Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 56% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Copeland Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/copeland-road-primary-school-e151457): 360 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [St Helen Auckland Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helen-auckland-community-primary-school-e150232): 980 m. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 43% 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/114069)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114069)

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