Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stuart Shields
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 348
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 114096
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01740651363
About this school
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School is a community primary school in Ferryhill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 246 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery 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 | 44 | 32 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 34% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 47% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 47% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 41% | 38% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery 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 | 39% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 278 |
| 2023/24 | 285 |
| 2024/25 | 276 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School compares
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School ranked 175th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 8.7% | 50% | 246 | — |
| Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy | 84% | 5% | 34.1% | 248 | 0.4 miles |
| Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School | 52% | 6.6% | 73.5% | 181 | 0.5 miles |
| Ferryhill Station Primary School | 20% | 6.9% | 58.9% | 59 | 1.1 miles |
| West Cornforth Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 50% | 251 | 1.6 miles |
| Chilton Academy | 63% | 7.8% | 34.8% | 292 | 2.0 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)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 8.72%
- Persistent absence
- 28.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
Ferryhill Station Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
West Cornforth Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
-
Chilton Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
Other schools in Ferryhill
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Ferryhill.
- Chilton Academy Primary
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy Primary
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ferryhill Station Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- West Cornforth Primary School Primary
- Ferryhill School Secondary
- Aycliffe Secure Centre Other types
- The Woodlands Local authority maintained schools
Common questions
- What ages does Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ferryhill.
- Who is the headteacher of Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School is Mr Stuart Shields, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery 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 Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School?
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School full?
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 348 pupils and 246 on roll (71%), 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 Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School ranked 175th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery 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.