St John's Chapel Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
St John's Chapel Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 June 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Burnfoot, St John's Chapel, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1QH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 24 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 June 2024
Strengths
- “There are warm relationships between pupils and staff.”
- “Pupils benefit from the highly nurturing and welcoming environment in school.”
- “Their individual talents and uniqueness are celebrated.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, curriculum coverage is not substantial enough.”
- “The school does not provide enough time for pupils to cover some topics with enough depth.”
- “This means that some pupils are not achieving as well as they could be in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 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.
- Wearhead Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School 6.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Frosterley Primary School 8.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy 9.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wolsingham Primary School 12.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 13.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Castleside Primary School 13.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cotherstone Primary School 14.0 mi Good Last distance published