Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Primary school in Ferryhill, Durham. Good (Jul 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 6 July 2022, report published 30 September 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| 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 July 2026
The last inspection was in July 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
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 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesCleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- 0.5 milesDean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Requires improvement (May 2024)
- 1.1 milesFerryhill Station Primary School
Report card, Jul 2026: 2 expected, 3 needs attention, 2 urgent improvement Special measures
- 1.6 milesWest Cornforth Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2025)
- 2.0 milesChilton Academy
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.