Middlestone Moor Academy
Rock Road, Durham, DL16 7DA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Gemma Richardson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Advance Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 278
- Pupils on roll
- 265
- URN
- 149505
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388816351
About this school
Middlestone Moor Academy is a primary academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 265 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Middlestone Moor 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Middlestone Moor 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 | — | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 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 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middlestone Moor Academy compares
Middlestone Moor Academy ranked 61st 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.3% | 40.4% | 265 | — |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy | 70% | 3.7% | 38% | 245 | 0.4 miles |
| King Street Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 44.4% | 224 | 0.9 miles |
| North Park Primary School | 56% | 7.1% | 69.1% | 243 | 1.0 miles |
| Springmoor Grange School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.3% | 415 | 1.1 miles |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe | 73% | 4.1% | 14.8% | 232 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report17 February 2026
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.42%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 14.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
King Street Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
North Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
Springmoor Grange School1.1 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
-
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe1.2 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
Other schools in Durham
Middlestone Moor Academy ranks 19th 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 ages does Middlestone Moor Academy teach?
- Middlestone Moor Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Middlestone Moor Academy?
- The headteacher of Middlestone Moor Academy is Miss Gemma Richardson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Middlestone Moor Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middlestone Moor 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 Middlestone Moor Academy?
- Middlestone Moor Academy has 265 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Middlestone Moor Academy full?
- Middlestone Moor Academy has capacity for 278 pupils and 265 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Middlestone Moor Academy a faith school?
- No. Middlestone Moor Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Middlestone Moor Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Middlestone Moor Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Middlestone Moor Academy part of an academy trust?
- Middlestone Moor 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 Middlestone Moor Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2023/24 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 Middlestone Moor Academy compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Middlestone Moor Academy ranked 61st 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Middlestone Moor Academy's absence rate?
- Middlestone Moor Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middlestone Moor Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middlestone Moor 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 10 July 2026.