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 6th November
Please find attached our latest newsletter: Newsletter 6th November
Celebrations – Week ending 6th November 2026
Congratulations! Look at our pupils’ latest achievements on the merit board this week: Rec: The Whole Class Year 1: Liana, Fiadh, Joey and Tommy Year 3: Frankie, Archie, Elvin and Hallie Year...
Weekly attendance figures – 12th October 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 – 97.5% Year 1 –...
Newsletter
Please find attached our latest newsletter: Newsletter 16th October
Don’t forget to go along to the junior park run tomorrow! This could be the week we win the trophy again!✨ SCHOOLS SURVEY IS BACK IN THE MORNING ✨
It’s that day of the month where we take a tally of the schools of our participants to see which school brings the highest % of their school to our event.
There are two trophies up for grabs:
INNER SPENNYMOOR TROPHY - It’s been Rosa Street’s for the last two months, where previously it lived at Kirk Merrington. The only other school to have won in the past has been King Street. Usually in the Top 3 are either St Charles or Tudhoe Colliery with good showings from Springmoor Grange as well. Last month saw a big increase for Middlestone Moor, and were hoping for the same from North Park too!
OUTER SPENNYMOOR TROPHY - This is the trophy for the school that brings the highest % from a school outside of Spennymoor. Current holders are Escomb, and previous winners have been Cleves Cross, Toft Hill and Dean Bank .. will one of these schools take the trophy back to their school or is it another schools time?
Remember, the speed the course is completed does not matter, each junior is counted equally whether they are the first, fifth, fifteenth or fiftieth finisher. ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 4 have had a busy but exciting week learning about area in maths and setting up a folder in computing. They especially enjoyed creating different shapes using Post-it notes to check how the area changes. ... See MoreSee Less
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What a brilliant trip Year 2 had to Durham Cathedral! The children loved learning about the life of St Cuthbert through drama and costumes. They really enjoyed seeing the Cathedral and hearing about the history of the building, they’re all history and RE experts now! ⭐ ... See MoreSee Less
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We had such a lovely day in Nursery on Wednesday. First, we were joined by Jami, an artist who helped us to make some beautiful rangoli patterns linked to our learning about Diwali. Then, in the afternoon, we welcomed our grown ups to join us for storytime and songs. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us! 🪔📚 ... See MoreSee Less
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Reception class absolutely loved their first visit to Ferryhill Library this morning! We enjoyed listening to a story, completing a book hunt and colouring in with our friends. We already can’t wait for our next visit! 📚❤️ ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed their Hinduism and Diwali themed artwork session with Jami today. It was lovely to hear her stories and create some beautiful artwork too. Well done everyone! 🪷 ... See MoreSee Less
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Green team had an important message to share so decided to use hundreds of leaves to share it!
#GOGREEN
After exploring different ways to look after the environment throughout the morning, our ‘green’ themed slogan seemed very appropriate! ... See MoreSee Less
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Green Team had a fantastic morning exploring Articles 24, 29, and 31. They designed creative posters to promote environmental stewardship, produced their very own podcast script, and came up with innovative ways to reuse recyclable materials. 🌳🍁💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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Red team had a fantastic morning exploring articles 24, 29 and 31. Children had fun completing a litter pick, making posters to remind us to keep our areas tidy, discussed recycling objects and even created a podcast. Well done! 🍂❤️♻️ ... See MoreSee Less
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