Coxhoe Primary School, Durham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Coxhoe Primary excels at creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where all children thrive academically and personally. The school delivers high-quality teaching across an ambitious curriculum, with staff making thoughtful adaptations to support every pupil, including those with additional needs. Strong leadership and positive relationships mean pupils arrive at school with smiles and genuinely enjoy their learning.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve consistently high standards across all subjects, with disadvantaged pupils outperforming their peers nationally
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with careful planning ensures pupils know and remember more
- Strong teaching with high-quality explanations and effective adaptations for pupils with special educational needs
- Excellent pupil behaviour, attendance and wellbeing with rare bullying incidents
- Very effective inclusion practices that support all pupils, including those with additional needs
Areas for Improvement
- Some children in Reception need further development of their writing skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits to places of worship, residential trips, work in the local community, comprehensive careers curriculum activities
Coxhoe Primary School is a strong school where pupils achieve consistently well from their starting points, with above-average attainment in national tests. The school has established an open culture of safeguarding, and pupils enjoy coming to school with high attendance and positive behaviour.
At a Glance
20.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 88% to 93%. Maths has declined from 98% to 91%. Writing has remained stable at around 84%.
Class Sizes
22.6
Avg class size
20.7
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
309 pupils
355 capacity
46 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Durham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Durham
Admissions Demand - County Durham
Places available
6,592
Applications
4,491
Got 1st preference
96.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across County Durham (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2225%
Overall absence
9.82456%
Persistent absence
285
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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