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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Catchgate Primary School, URN 114023
- 23 October 2012Graded inspection: Good · as Catchgate Primary School, URN 114023
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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 entry31 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first
- 2026 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.8; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.2; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.2; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Catchgate Primary School (URN 114023), 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 | 31 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 | 38 | 1.7 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 21 | 37 | 1.8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 * | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 27 | 42 | 1.6 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 38 | 69 | 1.8 | 40 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2019 * | 27 | 46 | 1.7 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 31 | 48 | 1.6 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 33 | 50 | 1.5 | 33 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 38 | 45 | 1.2 | 40 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2015 * | 27 | 39 | 1.4 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 * | 38 | 46 | 1.2 | 39 | 1.03 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 60% · Writing 77% · Maths 60% → all three 50% 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 | 50% | 0% | 102 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 0% | 102 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 3% | 104 | 101 |
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
- Catchgate Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · County DurhamRemains Good20241.9applications per place
- 0.9 km · County DurhamRemains Good202353%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good · improving20241.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · County Durham20261.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · County DurhamImproved significantly20251.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · County Durham20261.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20252.0applications per place
- 3.2 km · County DurhamGood202474%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150371 · 840/2210
- Capacity
- 266 pupils · 206 on roll
- Free school meals
- 44.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2024
- Replaced
- Catchgate Primary School (URN 114023)
- Address
- Blackett Street, Catchgate, Stanley, DH9 8LX
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources