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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Feb 2024)
- Before: Pelton Community Primary School URN 134078 Good2015
For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.
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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 · 27 places offered · 27 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.9; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 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 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.1; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.2; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Pelton Community Primary School (URN 134078), 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 | 27 | 52 | 1.9 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 33 | 57 | 1.7 | 32 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 26 | 48 | 1.9 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 35 | 60 | 1.7 | 32 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 * | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 27 | 56 | 2.1 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 37 | 65 | 1.8 | 36 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 32 | 62 | 1.9 | 29 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2016 * | 44 | 50 | 1.1 | 38 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 * | 35 | 42 | 1.2 | 34 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 38 | 48 | 1.3 | 33 | 0.87 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 61% · Writing 70% · Maths 67% → all three 48% 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 | 48% | 9% | 101 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 2% | 99 | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 44% | 4% | 101 | 100 |
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
- Pelton Community Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolNot yet inspected1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · County Durham20261.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · County DurhamGood20241.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · County Durham20251.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · GatesheadRemains Good20241.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · County DurhamGood20241.3applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20242.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · GatesheadRemains Good20232.4applications per place 71%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
- 150349 · 840/2005
- Capacity
- 384 pupils · 290 on roll
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2024
- Replaced
- Pelton Community Primary School (URN 134078)
- Address
- Ouston Lane, Pelton, Chester le Street, DH2 1EZ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources