Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Community school in Ferryhill, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 181 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 262 |
| Free school meals | 68.30% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Dean Bank, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8PP |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.deanbank.durham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01740651512 |
| URN | 114086 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 May 2024, published 30 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Ferryhill Station Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- North Park Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Kirk Merrington Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Springmoor Grange School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- King Street Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
Browse: Primary schools in County Durham
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