This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 9 October 2013Graded 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 entry62 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.4; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.4; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.7; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.7; 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 | 37 | 62 | 1.7 | 37 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 77 | 1.3 | 64 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 53 | 74 | 1.4 | 54 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 85 | 1.4 | 63 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 52 | 94 | 1.8 | 58 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2021 | 45 | 76 | 1.7 | 46 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2020 | 50 | 74 | 1.5 | 47 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 84 | 1.4 | 59 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 | 54 | 82 | 1.5 | 52 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 49 | 75 | 1.5 | 45 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 45 | 78 | 1.7 | 43 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 | 36 | 62 | 1.7 | 32 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 50 | 88 | 1.8 | 59 | 1.18 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 81% → all three 79% 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 | 79% | 19% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 20% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 76% | 29% | 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
- Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20253.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20241.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20241.9applications per place
- 3.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good202353%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · County DurhamImproved significantly20251.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · County Durham20262.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · County DurhamGood20221.6applications per place 81%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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 131168 · 840/3213
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 262 pupils · 455 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 1998
- Address
- Front Street, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0HU
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources