Crook Primary School
Croft Avenue, Crook, DL15 8QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Johnson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 114056
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388762400
About this school
Crook Primary School is a community primary school in Crook. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 342 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 53 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 68% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 83% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 72% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 79% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Crook Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 396 |
| 2023/24 | 371 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crook Primary School compares
Crook Primary School ranked 146th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.5% | 42.2% | 342 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook | 69% | 6.3% | 39.7% | 117 | 0.4 miles |
| Hartside Primary Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 34.2% | 241 | 0.5 miles |
| Howden-le-Wear Primary School | 41% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 179 | 1.2 miles |
| Peases West Academy | 58% | 6.3% | 64% | 126 | 1.3 miles |
| Sunnybrow Primary School | 36% | 6.3% | 69.1% | 54 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.21%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook0.4 miles
Primary · Crook
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Hartside Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Crook
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Howden-le-Wear Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Crook
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Peases West Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Crook
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Sunnybrow Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Crook
Other schools in Crook
Crook Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Crook.
- Hartside Primary Academy Primary
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School Primary
- Hunwick Primary School Primary
- Peases West Academy Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook Primary
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stanley (Crook) Primary School Primary
- Sunnybrow Primary School Primary
- Willington Primary School Primary
- Parkside Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Crook Primary School teach?
- Crook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crook.
- Who is the headteacher of Crook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Crook Primary School is Mrs Alison Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Crook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crook Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Crook Primary School?
- Crook Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Crook Primary School full?
- Crook Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 342 on roll (76%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Crook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Crook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Crook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Crook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Crook Primary School rank locally?
- Crook Primary School ranked 146th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Crook Primary School's absence rate?
- Crook Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Crook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crook Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.