Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding | |||
| Personal development | Outstanding | |||
| Leadership and management | Outstanding | |||
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
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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 entry67 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first
- 2026 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 2.3; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 2.2; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 2.8; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.6; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 42 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 65 | 2.2 | 44 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2023 | 23 | 46 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2022 | 24 | 53 | 2.2 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 54 | 1.9 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 14 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2017 | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 20 | 32 | 1.6 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 15 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 89% · Writing 85% · Maths 89% → all three 85% 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 | 85% | 30% | 108 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 32% | 109 | 111 |
| 2022/23 | 90% | 35% | 111 | 108 |
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
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolOutstanding20232.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20243.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · County DurhamGood20241.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · County Durham20262.0applications per place
- 8.8 km · County DurhamGood20231.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 9.7 km · County DurhamGood20241.2applications per place
- 10.1 km · County DurhamGood20231.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 10.4 km · County Durham20262.0applications per place 29%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
- 114115 · 840/2442
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 240 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Fairfield Road, Barnard Castle, DL12 8TN
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources