Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 2 June 2026Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
- 19 October 2021Graded 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 entry38 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first
- 2026 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.8; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.6; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.6; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as THE Sacriston Primary School (URN 114007), the previous school.
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 | 19 | 38 | 2.0 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 20 | 35 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 39 | 1.6 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 | 21 | 36 | 1.7 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2020 | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 24 | 39 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 24 | 34 | 1.4 | 20 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 * | 22 | 32 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2016 * | 18 | 25 | 1.4 | 13 | 0.72 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 41 | 1.4 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 43 | 1.4 | 27 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 92% · Writing 88% · Maths 92% → all three 88% 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 | 88% | 8% | 107 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 11% | 104 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 7% | 105 | 103 |
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
- Sacriston AcademyThis schoolThis school20262.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · County DurhamGood20233.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · County DurhamRemains Good20222.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · County DurhamGood20191.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · County DurhamGood20241.7applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · County DurhamOutstanding20242.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · County DurhamGood20212.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 144953 · 840/2021
- Capacity
- 376 pupils · 190 on roll
- Free school meals
- 43.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- Replaced
- THE Sacriston Primary School (URN 114007)
- Address
- Witton Road, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6LQ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources