Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Relly Path, Neville's Cross, Durham, DH1 4JG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 277 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “This school’s extremely high expectations for pupils’ academic achievement and wider personal development are well met.”
- “Pupils are courteous, respectful and curious.”
- “Their behaviour in lessons and at breaktimes is exemplary.”
To improve
- “Despite this, the books that some pupils are given to read are not matched closely enough to the sounds that they know.”
- “These pupils do not become confident and fluent readers quickly.”
- “On occasion, this support is not tailored to pupils’ individual needs closely enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 July 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley Moor Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bearpark Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published