Crook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Crook, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Crook Primary School is a primary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Crook Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 52% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Croft Avenue, Crook, DL15 8QG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 342 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils describe adults in school as welcoming, kind and helpful.”
- “They make the most of all the school has to offer.”
- “Leaders and teachers expect pupils to be the absolute best they can be.”
To improve
- “Following the pandemic, many pupils returned to school with significant gaps in their learning, especially in English and mathematics.”
- “A few subjects, such as science or geography, need further work so that they are equally well planned and sequenced.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 31 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hartside Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Peases West Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sunnybrow Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stanley (Crook) Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Willington Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published