Browney Primary Academy
Harle Street, Browney, DH7 8HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Harris
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 140359
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913780562
About this school
Browney Primary Academy is a primary academy in Browney. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Browney Primary Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 28 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 82% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 89% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 89% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Browney Primary Academy 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 | 62% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Browney Primary Academy compares
Browney Primary Academy ranked 58th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.9% | 17.4% | 181 | — |
| Brandon Primary Academy | 57% | 6.6% | 55.3% | 280 | 0.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor | 67% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 66 | 0.6 miles |
| Langley Moor Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 19.1% | 195 | 1.0 miles |
| Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery | 67% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 277 | 1.9 miles |
| New Brancepeth Primary Academy | 73% | 5.7% | 53.6% | 109 | 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)
- 17.39%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 8.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brandon Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor0.6 miles
Primary · Durham
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Langley Moor Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Durham
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Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery1.9 miles
Primary · Durham
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New Brancepeth Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Durham
Common questions
- What ages does Browney Primary Academy teach?
- Browney Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Browney.
- Who is the headteacher of Browney Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Browney Primary Academy is Mrs Catherine Harris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Browney Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Browney Primary Academy, 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 Browney Primary Academy?
- Browney Primary Academy has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Browney Primary Academy full?
- Browney Primary Academy has capacity for 126 pupils and 181 on roll (144%), so it is at or above 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 Browney Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Browney Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Browney Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Browney Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Browney Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Browney Primary Academy is part of NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Browney Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Browney Primary Academy compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Browney Primary Academy ranked 58th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Browney Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Browney Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Browney Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Browney Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.