Hunwick Lane, Crook, County Durham DL15 0LT
10 reasons to choose Sunnybrow Primary School
Top line
Sunnybrow Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 65. It is one of the best state primary schools in Crook and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Sunnybrow Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Sunnybrow Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Sunnybrow Primary School achieves attainment results that are around the national average. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 23% of schools.
The Sunnybrow Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Sunnybrow Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Sunnybrow Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 8.15am, and after school clubs can extend the day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Sunnybrow Primary School
Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (8.5 miles); The Chorister School (8.8 miles).
Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington (0.8 miles); Howden-le-Wear Primary School (2.8 miles); Stanley Crook Primary School (3.1 miles).
Durham School (8.1 miles); Durham High School for Girls (8.5 miles); Barnard Castle School (17.8 miles).
Parkside Academy (0.8 miles); St John’s School & Sixth Form College – A Catholic Academy (5.5 miles); Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College (5.8 miles).