Sunnybrow Primary School
About Sunnybrow Primary School
Sunnybrow Primary School sits within County Durham’s primary landscape, a small state school for mixed pupils aged 2 to 11. In the local authority’s ranking of 170 primary schools, it places 105th, putting it in the bottom half of the table. The top-performing peers in the area are Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, Cestria Primary School, and Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. With just 68 pupils against a capacity of 119, the school is significantly undersubscribed, though it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 admissions, receiving 11 applications for 2 places. A high proportion of pupils — 69. 1 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, which gives a clear indication of the community it serves. The school has a nursery provision and a non-religious character, and is led by headteacher Claire Sim.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
11 Mar 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 6 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:00-08:45
After-school care
15:15-17:00
Source: sunnybrow.durham.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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