School profile

Crook Primary School

Primary · Community school · Crook, DL15 8QG

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#11,778 of 15,057

Worse than 78% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Crook Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Mar 2018

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils342 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Alison Johnson
Local authorityCounty Durham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 114056.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolCounty DurhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths52%62%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths3%8%8%
Average reading score103105106
Average maths score100104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score104105105
Expected standard in reading64%74%76%
Expected standard in writing72%73%73%
Expected standard in maths62%73%75%
Pupils taking tests58--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils342
Girls173
Boys169
Eligible for free school meals36.3%
First language not English5.8%
SEN support77
EHC plan11
Average class size25.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.1%
Other ethnic group
4.1%
Other White
1.2%
Chinese
0.9%
White and Black African
0.6%
White and Asian
0.6%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.3%
Pakistani
0.3%
Irish
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolCounty DurhamEngland
Overall absence5.2%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence13.7%14%13.2%
Severe absence0.4%0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)32
Applications (Reception)53
First preference applications (Reception)31
First preference offers (Reception)31
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll313
Unfilled places25.5%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult12.2
Teachers (FTE)14.7
Teaching assistants (FTE)11.18
Support staff (FTE)21.54
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2518.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2514.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Crook Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, CrookAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHartside Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryHowden-le-Wear Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.3 miPrimaryPeases West AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimarySunnybrow Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.8 miPrimaryStanley (Crook) Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Crook Primary School

What is Crook Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Crook Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 8 Mar 2018.

How does Crook Primary School rank in England?

Crook Primary School ranks 11,778 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 78% of schools).

How many pupils attend Crook Primary School?

Crook Primary School has 342 pupils aged 2 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.