Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Relly Path, Neville's Cross, Durham, DH1 4JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Brannan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 297
- Pupils on roll
- 277
- URN
- 114130
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913842249
About this school
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 277 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 44 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 73% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 14% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 89% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 77% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 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 | 82% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 289 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery compares
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery ranked 76th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 277 | — |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 85% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 397 | 0.4 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 4.2% | 9.7% | 137 | 1.0 miles |
| Langley Moor Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 19.1% | 195 | 1.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor | 67% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 66 | 1.3 miles |
| Bearpark Primary School | 31% | 5.9% | 43.4% | 105 | 1.7 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)
- 6.57%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.41%
- Persistent absence
- 4.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Langley Moor Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor1.3 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Bearpark Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery ranks 21st 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
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Rachel Brannan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery, 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 Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery?
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery has 277 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery full?
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 297 pupils and 277 on roll (93%), 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 Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery ranked 76th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery'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.