Community school · County Durham

Red Rose Primary School

3–11Ages
294Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114008URN

York Terrace, Red Rose Primary School, Chester le Street, DH3 3NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above County Durham median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham

124 applications for 43 places · 8th of 138 in County Durham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

County Durham 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above County Durham median (1.9) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

124 applications · 43 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
2025 2.9; County Durham median median 1.8
2024 3.2; County Durham median median 1.8
2023 4.3; County Durham median median 1.9
2022 3.4; County Durham median median 1.9
2021 3.5; County Durham median median 1.9
2020 3.5; County Durham median median 1.9
2019 3.0; County Durham median median 2.0
2018 3.8; County Durham median median 1.9
2017 3.7; County Durham median median 1.9
2016 3.1; County Durham median median 1.5
2015 3.4; County Durham median median 1.6
2014 3.1; County Durham median median 1.6

More applications per place than the County Durham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
County Durham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	43	124	2.9	43	1.00
Sep 2025	45	129	2.9	51	1.13
Sep 2024	37	119	3.2	37	1.00
Sep 2023	34	146	4.3	33	0.97
Sep 2022	45	154	3.4	54	1.20
Sep 2021	45	158	3.5	54	1.20
Sep 2020	40	141	3.5	37	0.93
Sep 2019	45	135	3.0	51	1.13
Sep 2018	43	163	3.8	39	0.91
Sep 2017	43	158	3.7	38	0.88
Sep 2016	38	119	3.1	45	1.18
Sep 2015	38	128	3.4	56	1.47
Sep 2014	38	116	3.1	39	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 91% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%20th of 184 in County Durham

County Durham 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

County Durham 76% England 78%

Higher standard53%

County Durham 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

County Durham 75% England 75%

Greater depth33%

County Durham 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

County Durham 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

County Durham 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
County Durham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	21%	110	108
2023/24	73%	24%	106	107
2022/23	76%	14%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Red Rose Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
0.5 km · County Durham

Good2023

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Cestria Primary School
0.8 km · County Durham

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Newker Primary School
0.8 km · County Durham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Bullion Lane Primary School
1.0 km · County Durham

Good2024

1.3applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
1.8 km · County Durham

2025

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · County Durham

Good2024

1.4applications per place
Lumley Junior School
2.3 km · County Durham

Remains Good2024

77%met the SATs standard
Nettlesworth Primary School
3.3 km · County Durham

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114008 · 840/2125
Capacity: 335 pupils · 294 on roll
Free school meals: 14.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: York Terrace, Red Rose Primary School, Chester le Street, DH3 3NA
Local authority: County Durham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources