Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Primary · Academy converter · 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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy is a primary school in Ferryhill, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy 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, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, when there were 26 first-choice applications for 27 offers.
- There are 30.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Of pupils here, 29% are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 51.8% 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
- Cleves Cross, Ferryhill, DL17 8QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 248 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 30.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “At Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School, pupils thrive because the school has high aspirations.”
- “There is an exceptional personal development offer for all.”
- “Pupils benefit from a wide, rich set of experiences.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects in the wider curriculum, the explanations and activities that staff provide do not help pupils learn the curriculum as well as they might.”
- “Pupils sometimes need additional opportunities to practise the skills and knowledge they have been taught before moving on to new learning.”
- “However, this is not as effective across all subjects, which means that sometimes staff do not always know the specific gaps that pupils have in their knowledge and skills.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 84% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 26 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.
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ferryhill Station Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- West Cornforth Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coxhoe Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Park Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chilton Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published