1
Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Durham • DH1 5BG
1
23 Jun 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Durham
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Durham. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
31
Outstanding
1
Good
28
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 3% · G: 97% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Durham • DH1 4JG
2
4 Jul 2024
3
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Durham • DH1 2EY
2
28 Apr 2024
4
Bearpark Primary School
Durham • DH7 7AU
2
27 Mar 2024
5
South Hetton Primary
Durham • DH6 2TJ
2
15 Nov 2023
6
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Durham • DH6 3RQ
2
15 Nov 2023
7
Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Durham • DH1 1PH
2
28 Jun 2023
8
Cassop Primary School
Durham • DH6 4RA
2
22 May 2023
9
Coxhoe Primary School
Durham • DH6 4EJ
2
18 Jul 2022
10
Sacriston Academy
Durham • DH7 6LQ
2
3 Mar 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 2 • Jan 2022
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 2 • Nov 2021
- Edmondsley Primary Academy 2 • Nov 2019
- St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham 2 • May 2019
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 2 • Apr 2019
- Burnhope Primary School 2 • Feb 2019
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 2 • Jul 2018
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 2 • Oct 2017
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 2 • Sep 2017
- Thornley Academy 2 • Apr 2015