Browney Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Browney, 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 🔒
Browney Primary Academy is a primary school in Browney, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 9 November 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Browney Primary 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
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 20 first-choice applications for 20 Reception offers in 2026, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Harle Street, Browney, DH7 8HX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 181 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 9 November 2022
Strengths
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are very positive.”
- “Pupils thrive with the high level of support given to them.”
- “The pastoral team, made up of specially trained staff, helps pupils to express their feelings.”
To improve
- “As pupils have moved from different schools, some have gaps in their learning from studying a different curriculum.”
- “However, teachers are at different stages in putting the desired curriculum into action.”
- “Some pupils struggle to understand some of the new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 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) | 71% | 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.
- Brandon Primary Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Langley Moor Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published