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Middlestone Moor Academy

URN
149505
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Middlestone Moor Academy
URN
149505
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

76 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

66

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

81

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#46 of 162 schools in County Durham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Middlestone Moor Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Middlestone Moor Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
5 May 2026
Inspection date
17 February 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

34

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

49

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

33

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.44×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
County Durham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (County Durham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://middlestonemoorprimary.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select County Durham to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

75.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

75.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

79.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

71.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DL16 7DA - Rock Road, Durham, County Durham

Contact details

Address
Rock Road, Durham, County Durham
Postcode
DL16 7DA
Phone
1388816351
Website
https://middlestonemoorprimary.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
County Durham
Local authority code
840

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 533 schools in County Durham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

533

Open schools

281

Closed schools

252

Primary schools

388

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 17 February 2026

  • Early years

    Needs attention
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    5 May 202617 February 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 5 May 2026
    11 February 202015 January 2020Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 11 February 2020
    • Report card

      Published
      5 May 2026
      Inspected
      17 February 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      11 February 2020
      Inspected
      15 January 2020
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    67.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 32

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    67

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary388 (75.8%)
    • Secondary67 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other57 (11.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Middlestone Moor Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Spennymoor West Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    The Oaks Secondary School47 mNot applicableOpen
    Whitworth School179 mNot applicableClosed
    Whitworth Park Academy398 mSecondaryOpen
    Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College399 mSecondaryClosed
    Rosa Street Primary School691 mPrimaryClosed
    Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy691 mPrimaryOpen
    The Meadows Academy796 mNot applicableOpen
    The Meadows School796 mNot applicableClosed
    • Middlestone Moor Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Spennymoor West Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Oaks Secondary School
      Distance
      47 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Whitworth School
      Distance
      179 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (County Durham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Acre Rigg AcademyPrimarySR8 2DUOpen
    Acre Rigg Infant SchoolPrimarySR8 2DUOpen
    Acre Rigg Junior SchoolPrimarySR8 2DUClosed
    All Saints' Catholic Primary School, LanchesterPrimaryDH7 0JGOpen
    All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimaryDH7 0JGClosed
    • Acre Rigg Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SR8 2DU
      Status
      Open
    • Acre Rigg Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SR8 2DU
      Status
      Open
    • Acre Rigg Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SR8 2DU
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DH7 0JG
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Whitworth Park Academy
    Distance
    398 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College
    Distance
    399 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rosa Street Primary School
    Distance
    691 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
    Distance
    691 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Meadows Academy
    Distance
    796 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Meadows School
    Distance
    796 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DH7 0JG
    Status
    Closed