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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
Inspection history
- 18 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 10 December 2019Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry133 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first
- 2026 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 3.2; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 2.9; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 3.0; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 2.6; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 2.4; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 2.5; County Durham median median 1.6
- 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 | 60 | 133 | 2.2 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 50 | 161 | 3.2 | 46 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 47 | 135 | 2.9 | 46 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 171 | 2.9 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 166 | 2.8 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 164 | 2.7 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2020 | 58 | 168 | 2.9 | 66 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2019 | 52 | 156 | 3.0 | 48 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 169 | 2.8 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 173 | 2.9 | 66 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 154 | 2.6 | 61 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 | 61 | 149 | 2.4 | 57 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 147 | 2.5 | 52 | 0.87 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 95% · Writing 90% · Maths 79% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 21% | 108 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 19% | 109 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 88% | 19% | 110 | 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
- Cestria Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · County DurhamGood20232.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County DurhamGood20232.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County DurhamGood20241.3applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · County Durham20251.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · County DurhamGood20241.4applications per place
- 2.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good202477%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 89%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
- 114012 · 840/2133
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 426 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Church Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3PZ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources