Phone: 01740 651599
E-mail: clevescross@durhamlearning.net
Cleves Cross Primary School Ferryhill County Durham DL17 8QY
Together we can...
WELCOME TO
Cleves Cross Primary School.
‘Education should develop children’s personality and talents to the full’ (UNCRC Article 29)
On behalf of the staff, governors and children, I would like to welcome you to Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School. I feel very privileged and proud to be the Head Teacher of this wonderful school, especially after starting my career here as a newly qualified teacher.
Our school nurtured me on my journey throughout my teaching career and allowed me to flourish, thrive and succeed. This is exactly what we want for all of our children.
Our aim is to provide children with a nurturing and supportive environment that allows all learners to thrive and to become responsible and respectful members of our school, our local community and the wider world.
We strive for all of our children to become lifelong learners, to be aspirational and to be the very best version of themselves that they can be. We actively promote our Rights Respecting ethos and our values of Care, Ambition, Respect, Resilience and Teamwork through everything we do in school.
We really value the role that parents and carers play in their children’s learning and encourage them to participate in school life. Our motto of ‘Together we can…’ rightly tells us all that the strong partnerships we develop help children in their educational journey.
Our website aims to give you a taster of school life, as well as providing regular updated information. If you would like to find out more about our school, then please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a visit.
Christine Brentnall
Head Teacher
OUR SCHOOL
LATEST NEWS
Newsletter
Please see our latest newsletter: Newsletter 9th July
Weekly attendance figures – 6th July 2026
Our attendance target is 96.5% or above. This is an ambitious target, but we are confident that as a school we can achieve it. Reception – 95.67% Year 1 – 98.52% Year 2 – 97.86% Year...
Weekly attendance figures – 22nd June 2026
Our attendance target is 96.5% or above. This is an ambitious target, but we are confident that as a school we can achieve it. Reception – 89.67% Year 1 – 96.67% Year 2 – 93.57% Year...
Newsletter
Please find attached our latest newletter: 26th June 2026
We’ve had another lovely week in Nursery! Lots of outdoor fun and keeping cool, lavender themed activities and our weekly visit to Sainsbury’s. We even found a frog in our Nursery garden and took it to the pond in the wildlife garden.☀️💧🐸🛍️ ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 3 are angle superstars ⭐️. After creating their right angle monsters this morning, they went on a sneaky hunt around to school to see how many they could find! Well done to everyone! ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 6’s leaving song. 🌟❤️ ... See MoreSee Less
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This week, Reception class have been continuing to explore their emotions and have enjoyed spending lots of time outside!☀️ ... See MoreSee Less
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This afternoon, Year 6 spent some special time with their Reception buddies. It was wonderful to see them reading together, playing games and sharing lots of smiles and laughter. These buddy sessions have created some lovely friendships, and we're so proud of the kindness, patience and care our Year 6 children continue to show as fantastic role models. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 6 had a lovely morning making the most of the sunshine with a visit to the park. It was fantastic to see everyone enjoying time together, playing, laughing and creating more special memories as we near the end of an amazing year. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful visit to Ferryhill Carrs this week. We explored habitats in the woodland, stumbled across a wasps nest and tried to catch some butterflies 🦋. Thank you to Katy and Will from DCC for helping to support our visit. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 5 have had a brilliant afternoon at their careers fair, where they listened to a range of speakers talk about their work.
The children were interested and asked lots of different questions, while getting a chance to see what each job involves.
A massive thank you to the people who volunteered their time to make it possible, many of the children continuing talking about the experience after returning to class! ⭐ ... See MoreSee Less
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What a lovely afternoon our Year 6 pupils had at our Careers Fair! 🌟
The children enjoyed meeting people from a range of different careers and finding out more about the different pathways and opportunities available to them in the future.
It was fantastic to see them asking some thoughtful and interesting questions, showing great curiosity and ambition. A huge thank you to everyone who gave up their time to inspire our pupils and share their experiences. ... See MoreSee Less
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