Middlestone Moor Academy
Academy converter in Durham, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 265 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 278 |
| Free school meals | 41.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Rock Road, Durham, County Durham, DL16 7DA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://middlestonemoorprimary.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01388816351 |
| URN | 149505 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 February 2026, published 5 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 January 2020, published 11 February 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Middlestone Moor Primary School, URN 131886).
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
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- King Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- North Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Springmoor Grange School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Kirk Merrington Primary School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Byers Green Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.