Springmoor Grange School

School overview

Springmoor Grange School is a primary school serving Spennymoor, County Durham, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 402 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Springmoor Grange School 'Good'. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Springmoor Grange School their first choice was offered one of its 51 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 24.4 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.