Cestria Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Chester le Street, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Cestria Primary School is a primary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cestria Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Some 13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers (1.0 first choices per offer, the 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 21% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 74% for 2024/25 was the 4th lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3PZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 426 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Cestria Primary School sees its pupils as ‘stars’, and staff provide pupils with a range of opportunities to learn, develop and realise their potential.”
- “It is an inclusive school that has high expectations for pupils.”
- “Warm, positive relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of the school.”
To improve
- “There are occasional inconsistencies in how teachers check pupils have learned and understood the curriculum.”
- “This means that, sometimes, staff do not identify that pupils have misunderstood concepts, or that they have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Newker Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Red Rose Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bullion Lane Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lumley Junior School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Pelton Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published