Byers Green Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Spennymoor, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Byers Green Primary School is a primary school in Spennymoor, County Durham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 February 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Byers Green 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
- Reception 2026 had 8 first-choice applications for 10 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 195 County Durham primary schools; every applicant was offered a place.
- 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 3rd highest of 8: this and 7 of the 8 nearest County Durham primaries that have results.
- In the same 2024/25 results, 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
- There are 15 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham, with 75 pupils on roll in January 2026.
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
- Wear View, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7PN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this school.”
- “Staff know every individual pupil well.”
- “Relationships are warm and positive.”
To improve
- “However, this is not consistently the case.”
- “For example, in religious education, pupils learn about other faiths but this learning is not deepened as these topics are revisited too infrequently.”
- “While pupils demonstrate inclusive and respectful values, the curriculum does not develop their understanding of fundamental British values in sufficient depth.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 63% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 8 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 Stephen's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Willington Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sunnybrow Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hunwick Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Middlestone Moor Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King Street Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published