Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Primary school in Ferryhill, Durham. Requires improvement (May 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 May 2024, report published 30 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.5 milesBroom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Good (Jul 2022)
- 0.8 milesCleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- 1.5 milesFerryhill Station Primary School
Report card, Jul 2026: 2 expected, 3 needs attention, 2 urgent improvement Special measures
- 1.5 milesNorth Park Primary School
Good (Mar 2023)
- 1.7 milesKirk Merrington Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.