North Park Primary School
Bessemer Green, Spennymoor, DL16 6PP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Roffe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 132172
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388815943
About this school
North Park Primary School is a community primary school in Spennymoor. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected North Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 39% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 68% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 46% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 39% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 North Park 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 | 23% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Park Primary School compares
North Park Primary School ranked 125th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.1% | 69.1% | 243 | — |
| Springmoor Grange School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.3% | 415 | 0.3 miles |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe | 73% | 4.1% | 14.8% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| King Street Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 44.4% | 224 | 0.4 miles |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | 70% | 3.7% | 38% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| Middlestone Moor Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 40.4% | 265 | 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)
- 69.07%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.11%
- Persistent absence
- 24.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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Springmoor Grange School0.3 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe0.4 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
King Street Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
Middlestone Moor Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Spennymoor
North Park Primary School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Spennymoor.
- Byers Green Primary School Primary
- King Street Primary School Primary
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Springmoor Grange School 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 North Park Primary School teach?
- North Park Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Spennymoor.
- Who is the headteacher of North Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of North Park Primary School is Miss Emma Roffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has North Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Park 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 many pupils are at North Park Primary School?
- North Park Primary School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is North Park Primary School full?
- North Park Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 243 on roll (91%), 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 North Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. North Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does North Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records North Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have North Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Park Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- North Park Primary School ranked 125th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Park Primary School's absence rate?
- North Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Park 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.