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
Weekly attendance figures – 21st September 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 – 94.44% Year 1 –...
Newsletter
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Weekly attendance figures – 14th September 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 – 94.81% Year 1 – 95.17% Year 2 – 98.85% Year...
Celebrations – Week ending 11th September 2026
Congratulations! Look at our pupils’ latest achievements on the merit board this week: Year 1: Archie, Jack, Louis and Avery Year 2: Emilia, Vaughn, Nancy and Archie Year 3: Maxsym, Mia, Phoebe and Elvin Year 4: Mason, Florence, Lucas, Kaden and Woody Year 5: Lucy,...
Year 5 have had a lovely afternoon making parachutes to help answer the question ‘Does the size of a parachute affect the time it takes for it to fall to the ground?’ as part or our air resistance unit. Everyone had fun measuring their parachutes, discussing the variables and collecting their results! Well done Year 5, super science work! 🪂 ... See MoreSee Less
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Year 3 took advantage of the nice weather and went on a hunt for some natural resources to use in art. They pretended they were in the Stone Age and searched for natural pigments to put into their ‘prehistoric palettes’ We couldn’t believe how bright the colours were from leaves, petals and berries! 🍁🍃🫐🌼 ... See MoreSee Less
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What a super debate Year 3 had today! After watching some clips from the Houses of Parliament, we created our own debate on whether we would have enjoyed living in the Stone Age or not! Elvin and Jax did a great job leading their parties and Mrs Brentnall even popped along to check who was more convincing! Fantastic oracy skills on show by lots of children! 👍🏼 ... See MoreSee Less
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Group 1 thoroughly enjoyed the Challenge Course this afternoon. The car wash was even on and some children got a bit of a splash 😁 ... See MoreSee Less
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We are on the road! Our ETA at school should be 4:05pm. Please do not park between the chicanes at school to allow plenty of space for the bus and children to get off. See you all soon - we will send an update closer to school. 👋 ... See MoreSee Less
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Slid, climbed, and balanced—Group 3 powered through the final activity of their residential! 😀🌳 ... See MoreSee Less
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Group 2 loved abseiling this morning! Lots of resilience and determination from everyone, well done! 🥳🥳 ... See MoreSee Less
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Gorgeous weather for building and sailing a raft! Super efforts from everyone in Groups 3 and 4! ... See MoreSee Less
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Super resilience on show this morning from group 1 during the Abseiling. They even convinced Mr Blood to have a go… ... See MoreSee Less
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