Sherburn Primary School
Durham · County Durham
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School information
- Official name
- Sherburn Primary School
- Address
- Cookshold Lane, Sherburn Village
- Postcode
- DH6 1DU
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Parliamentary constituency
- City of Durham
- URN (official identifier)
- 114127
- Establishment number
- 2473
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 176
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Headteacher
- Miss Susan Cornforth
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 8 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.sherburnprimary.durham.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01913720281
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Sherburn Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 176 | 72,212 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 29.5% | 33.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 33.5% | 16.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 3.4% | 4.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
11 published inspections for Sherburn Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 4 Feb 2025
· Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 23 Jun 2020
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 22 Jul 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Jun 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sherburn Hill Primary School (URN 114131)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 9 Jun 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sherburn Hill Primary School (URN 114131)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Jul 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 12 Feb 2010
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as Sherburn Hill Primary School (URN 114131)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 21 Jul 2008
· S5 Reinspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Jun 2007
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Sherburn Hill Primary School (URN 114131)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Inadequate
Report published 20 Dec 2006
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Mar 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Sherburn Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 7.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 22.0% | 14.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Sherburn Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £72,850 for 47 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 29.6% | 34.2% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £458 | £459 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Sherburn Primary School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 173 pupils.
| This school | County Durham average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,306,660 £7,553 per pupil | £8,271 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £1,285,289 £7,429 per pupil | £8,202 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £554,948 £3,208 per pupil · 43.2% | £3,631 · 44.3% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £266,031 £1,538 per pupil · 20.7% | £1,680 · 20.5% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £25,847 £149 per pupil · 2.0% | £166 · 2.0% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £15,504 £90 per pupil · 1.2% | £93 · 1.1% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | £21,371 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £249,739 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £6,821 per pupil, supply and agency £109 per pupil — spending up £608 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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