Springmoor Grange School
Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anna Bowden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 114091
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388814860
About this school
Springmoor Grange School is a community primary school in Spennymoor. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springmoor Grange School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 45 | 47 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 62% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 68% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 66% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Springmoor Grange 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 | 60% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 310 |
| 2023/24 | 319 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springmoor Grange School compares
Springmoor Grange School ranked 111th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 21.3% | 415 | — |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe | 73% | 4.1% | 14.8% | 232 | 0.1 miles |
| King Street Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 44.4% | 224 | 0.3 miles |
| North Park Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 69.1% | 243 | 0.3 miles |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | 70% | 3.7% | 38% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| Tudhoe Colliery Primary School | 72% | 3.6% | 16.2% | 212 | 1.0 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)
- 21.3%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 11.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe0.1 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
King Street Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
North Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
Other schools in Spennymoor
Springmoor Grange School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Spennymoor.
- Byers Green Primary School Primary
- King Street Primary School Primary
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary
- North Park Primary School Primary
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Primary
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School Primary
- Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Nursery
- Whitworth Park Academy Secondary
- The Meadows Academy Academies
- The Oaks Secondary School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Springmoor Grange School teach?
- Springmoor Grange School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Spennymoor.
- Who is the headteacher of Springmoor Grange School?
- The headteacher of Springmoor Grange School is Miss Anna Bowden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springmoor Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springmoor Grange 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 many pupils are at Springmoor Grange School?
- Springmoor Grange School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Springmoor Grange School full?
- Springmoor Grange School has capacity for 630 pupils and 415 on roll (66%), 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 Springmoor Grange School a faith school?
- No. Springmoor Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springmoor Grange School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Springmoor Grange School as having nursery classes.
- How have Springmoor Grange School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springmoor Grange School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Springmoor Grange School ranked 111th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springmoor Grange School's absence rate?
- Springmoor Grange School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springmoor Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springmoor Grange 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.