Community school · County Durham

Springmoor Grange School

2–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114091URN

Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 above County Durham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham

119 applications for 51 places · 25th of 138 in County Durham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

County Durham 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 above County Durham median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

119 applications · 51 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.3; County Durham median median 1.9
2025 2.2; County Durham median median 1.8
2024 2.1; County Durham median median 1.8
2023 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
2022 2.6; County Durham median median 1.9
2021 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
2020 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
2019 2.4; County Durham median median 2.0
2018 2.3; County Durham median median 1.9
2017 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
2016 2.5; County Durham median median 1.5
2015 2.7; County Durham median median 1.6
2014 3.1; County Durham median median 1.6

More applications per place than the County Durham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
County Durham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	51	119	2.3	47	0.92
Sep 2025	54	120	2.2	47	0.87
Sep 2024	50	104	2.1	50	1.00
Sep 2023	45	99	2.2	39	0.87
Sep 2022	36	93	2.6	35	0.97
Sep 2021	45	132	2.9	60	1.33
Sep 2020	45	131	2.9	68	1.51
Sep 2019	45	110	2.4	52	1.16
Sep 2018	41	94	2.3	40	0.98
Sep 2017	40	85	2.1	38	0.95
Sep 2016	38	95	2.5	42	1.11
Sep 2015	38	103	2.7	39	1.03
Sep 2014	38	119	3.1	59	1.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 78% · Maths 69% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%111th of 184 in County Durham

County Durham 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

County Durham 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

County Durham 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

County Durham 75% England 75%

Greater depth20%

County Durham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

County Durham 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

County Durham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
County Durham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	13%	104	103
2023/24	62%	0%	103	103
2022/23	60%	2%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Springmoor Grange SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
0.2 km · County Durham

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
King Street Primary School
0.4 km · County Durham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
North Park Primary School
0.6 km · County Durham

Good2023

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
1.2 km · County Durham

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
1.5 km · County Durham

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Middlestone Moor Academy
1.8 km · County Durham

2026

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
3.0 km · County Durham

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Kirk Merrington Primary School
3.4 km · County Durham

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114091 · 840/2394
Capacity: 630 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SQ
Local authority: County Durham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources