Coxhoe Primary School
Cornforth Lane, Durham, DH6 4EJ
309 pupils · 87% of 355 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 84% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 40 | 39 | 85 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 41 | 41 | 82 | 41 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 45 | 85 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 41 | 41 | 82 | 41 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 36 | 77 | 37 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 48 | 82 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 40 | 90 | 41 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 37 | 37 | 85 | 37 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- West Cornforth Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bowburn Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kelloe Primary School 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy 3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cassop Primary School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School 3.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.