Bournmoor Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Houghton le Spring, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bournmoor Primary School is a primary school in Houghton le Spring, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bournmoor 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 43.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 22.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- For Reception 2026 there were 6 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 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
- Lambourne Close, Bournmoor, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 66 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2024
Strengths
- “Bournmoor Primary School is a warm, close-knit community.”
- “Every child is valued as an individual.”
- “Pupils are very proud of their school.”
To improve
- “In some other areas of the curriculum, this is less precise.”
- “The end points and the components of what pupils should learn, remember and do, are not consistently defined.”
- “However, in some subjects, the assessments are limited to recalling key facts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2024 (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) | 65% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 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.
- Woodlea Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lumley Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Cestria Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Red Rose Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Newker Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bullion Lane Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published