Cassop Primary School
Cassop, Durham, DH6 4RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Victoria Hewison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Acorn Federation
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 176
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 114075
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913770293
About this school
Cassop Primary School is a community primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 114 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 22 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 64% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 86% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Cassop 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 | 76% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cassop Primary School compares
Cassop Primary School ranked 137th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.3% | 21.4% | 114 | — |
| Kelloe Primary School | 76% | 5.4% | 42.3% | 124 | 0.8 miles |
| Bowburn Primary School | — | — | — | 438 | 1.9 miles |
| Thornley Academy | 54% | 10.4% | 42.4% | 124 | 2.1 miles |
| Coxhoe Primary School | 84% | 4.2% | 21.6% | 309 | 2.1 miles |
| Wheatley Hill Community Primary School | 68% | 7.4% | 50.8% | 445 | 2.2 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)
- 21.36%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 17.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kelloe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kelloe
-
Bowburn Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bowburn
-
Thornley Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Coxhoe Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Cassop Primary School ranks 35th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cassop Primary School teach?
- Cassop Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cassop Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cassop Primary School is Ms Victoria Hewison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cassop Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cassop 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 Cassop Primary School?
- Cassop Primary School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cassop Primary School full?
- Cassop Primary School has capacity for 176 pupils and 114 on roll (65%), 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 Cassop Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cassop Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cassop Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cassop Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cassop Primary School?
- Cassop Primary School is part of the The Acorn Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cassop Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cassop Primary School rank locally?
- Cassop Primary School ranked 137th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cassop Primary School's absence rate?
- Cassop Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cassop Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cassop 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.