Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ferryhill, 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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Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Ferryhill, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 July 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery 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
- 43.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- 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 drew 20 first-choice applications for 20 offers, 1.0 per offer and the 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 32% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd 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
- Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 246 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 July 2022
Strengths
- “Broom Cottages Primary and Nursery School is a happy, caring place where pupils enjoy learning and playing together.”
- “Leaders have established positive partnerships with families.”
- “Pupils and their families feel listened to.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils do not attend school as often as they should.”
- “However, some activities do not provide opportunities for teachers to check pupils’ learning.”
- “In science, some teachers are unsure how well pupils learn investigative skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2022 (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) | 32% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ferryhill Station Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- West Cornforth Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chilton Academy 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Park Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coxhoe Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published