Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School, Ferryhill

In its own words: "These values are not easily taught in isolation but must be a thread running through the whole of the Broom Cottages curriculum. We will support and encourage the children to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils at Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 41% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (47% in reading, 47% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School are Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 87% maths); Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 56% maths); Ferryhill Station Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 50% maths); and West Cornforth Primary School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School.

43.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 56 pupils (22.8%) received SEN support and 9 (3.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School.

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broom Road-Primary School (nw-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 157 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School issued 18 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School are Ferryhill School (1.2 miles) and Aycliffe Secure Centre (1.5 miles).