Cotherstone Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Barnard Castle, County Durham
Cotherstone Primary School is a primary school in Barnard Castle, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, DL12 9QB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 66 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Cotherstone Primary School.”
- “It is a small, welcoming and close-knit community.”
- “The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils can ‘believe, aspire and thrive together’.”
To improve
- “Pupils learn to read and write well but are less secure in their mathematical understanding.”
- “These changes are in the early stages of development.”
- “The school does not check what pupils know and remember effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 40% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Butterknowle Primary School 7.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockfield Primary School 7.4 mi Good Last distance published