Sunnybrow 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
Sunnybrow Primary School is a primary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sunnybrow 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
- In 2024/25, 36% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place; there were 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers.
- With 54 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 10 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 68.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 36.3% across 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
- Hunwick Lane, Crook, DL15 0LT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 54 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 68.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Sunnybrow Primary School is caring and inclusive.”
- “Pupils thrive in this nurturing environment.”
- “The school provides meaningful opportunities for pupils to develop respect and their sense of civic responsibility, such as volunteering locally in a charity shop and creating care packages for nearby residents.”
To improve
- “Some pupils have gaps in their knowledge and skills due to gaps in curriculum coverage from previous curriculums.”
- “This has meant that, in the past, some pupils have not achieved as well as they could have.”
- “However, the interactions between staff and children do not maximise these learning opportunities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2025 (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) | 36% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- Willington Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hunwick Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crook Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Byers Green Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published