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Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Pauline Northcott

location_onFerryhill, DL17 8PP

language Visit Website phone 1740651512

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

193

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Ferryhill, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School is a community school in Ferryhill, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 169 pupils on roll, of whom 73% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #128 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #10,209 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%

Reading60% LA 72%

Writing60% LA 72%

Maths56% LA 72%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA -0.6

-1.1 to 4.3

1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 3.5

4.3

Maths

LA -0.9

1.8 to 6.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 4.1

2.8

Write

LA 0.6

0.5 to 5.1

3.7

Maths

LA 0.1

1.5 to 5.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 67%

Reading74% LA 77%

Writing79% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 78%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.7

0.6 to 6.2

5.1

Write

LA 0.6

2.5 to 7.7

Maths

LA 0.6

0.5 to 5.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

22 May 2024

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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02 March 2017

Inspection Report

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02 October 2012

Inspection Report

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25 February 2010

Inspection Report

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22 May 2007

Inspection Report

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23 September 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-05-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-05-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-02

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-10-02

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 169 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	169	3	1.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	163	7	4.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	185	6	3.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	186	8	4.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	182	12	6.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	188	24	12.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	193	6	3.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	185	9	4.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	199	5	2.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	167	2	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	161	7	4.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	189	2	1.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	167	8	4.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	177	9	5.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	170	7	4.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	184	3	1.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	178	3	1.7%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	192	9	4.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	182	16	8.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	174	32	18.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	198	9	4.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	194	12	6.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	194	10	5.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

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Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in County Durham

West Cornforth Primary School

Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy

Sacriston Academy

Coxhoe Primary School

Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Burnopfield Primary School