Ferryhill Station Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Ferryhill, 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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Ferryhill Station Primary School is a primary school in Ferryhill, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ferryhill Station 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
- In 2024/25, 20% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure of 20% was the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 entry had 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 69.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 31.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
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
- Chilton Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 0DB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 59 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 69.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being at this school.”
- “They say, ‘Everyone is welcome here.”
- “Pupils who are new to the school are quick to settle and make friends.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not have the subject knowledge required to deliver all aspects of the wider curriculum as well as they should.”
- “The school has faced considerable financial and staffing challenges since the previous inspection.”
- “Teachers sometimes miss opportunities to develop important concepts such as chronology in history.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 November 2022 (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) | 20% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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.
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chilton Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- West Cornforth Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Coxhoe Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published