Brandon Primary Academy
Carr Avenue, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Head Teacher
- Mr Christopher Baines
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 496
- Pupils on roll
- 280
- URN
- 148858
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913780124
About this school
Brandon Primary Academy is a primary academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 280 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brandon 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 46 | 36 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 64% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 78% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 69% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Brandon 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 | 48% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 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 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 297 |
| 2024/25 | 294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brandon Primary Academy compares
Brandon Primary Academy ranked 118th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.6% | 55.3% | 280 | — |
| Browney Primary Academy | 71% | 3.9% | 17.4% | 181 | 0.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor | 67% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 66 | 0.7 miles |
| Langley Moor Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 19.1% | 195 | 1.0 miles |
| New Brancepeth Primary Academy | 73% | 5.7% | 53.6% | 109 | 1.5 miles |
| Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor | 60% | 8.6% | 32.4% | 98 | 1.9 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)
- 55.29%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 14.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Browney Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Browney
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor0.7 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Langley Moor Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Durham
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New Brancepeth Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor1.9 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Brandon Primary Academy ranks 30th 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
- 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
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brandon Primary Academy teach?
- Brandon Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the head teacher of Brandon Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Brandon Primary Academy is Mr Christopher Baines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brandon Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brandon 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 Brandon Primary Academy?
- Brandon Primary Academy has 280 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brandon Primary Academy full?
- Brandon Primary Academy has capacity for 496 pupils and 280 on roll (56%), 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 Brandon Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Brandon Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Brandon Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brandon Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Brandon Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Brandon Primary Academy is part of ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brandon Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brandon Primary Academy compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Brandon Primary Academy ranked 118th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brandon Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Brandon Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brandon Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brandon 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 3 July 2026.