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Sunnybrow Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school

Hunwick Lane, Crook DL15 0LT · sunnybrow.durham.sch.uk · 01388 746413

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
36%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
54
45% of 119 places
Local authority
County Durham
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
68.5%
First language not English
1.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 6 (Places 6)6September 2023: 3 (Places 3)3September 2024: 5 (Places 5)5September 2025: 2 (Places 2)2September 2026: 14 (Places 14)14Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614141100%
September 2025Sept 2025221100%
September 2024Sept 2024551100%
September 2023Sept 2023331100%
September 2022Sept 2022661100%

Results

In 2024/25, 36% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 63% (England 53%)63%2016/17: 83% (England 61%)83%2017/18: 100% (England 64%)100%2018/19: 44% (England 65%)44%2022/23: 36% (England 60%)36%2023/24: 58% (England 61%)58%2024/25: 36% (England 62%)36%England 62%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Sunnybrow Primary School on 11 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
11 Mar 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
19
28% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲95% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲95% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 58% who had a child bullied

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