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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 March 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Charles' Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 114260
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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 entry52 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.6; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.8; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.5; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 2.0; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as St Charles' Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 114260), 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 | 30 | 52 | 1.7 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 28 | 46 | 1.6 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 28 | 51 | 1.8 | 25 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2022 | 22 | 49 | 2.2 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 63 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2019 * | 29 | 52 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 * | 26 | 45 | 1.7 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 22 | 32 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 34 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 22 | 0.73 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 77% · Maths 83% → all three 73% 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 | 73% | 0% | 107 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 14% | 106 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 6% | 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
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, TudhoeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · County DurhamGood20242.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · County DurhamGood20232.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · County DurhamGood20242.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20252.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · County Durham20261.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 3.5 km · County DurhamOutstanding20243.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148628 · 840/3444
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 232 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2021
- Replaced
- St Charles' Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 114260)
- Address
- Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SL
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources