Toft Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.187 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Toft Hill Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Toft Hill 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 | 3.187 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.187 miles away, the 3rd longest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published last distance (middle 2.27 miles).
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-choice applications for 29 offers, with 28 offers going to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families (7%) not offered a place.
- Reading, writing and maths: 74% met the expected standard in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 24.8 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 18.
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
- Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Parents and carers typically praise the ‘care and compassion’ the school provides for their children.”
- “The school is highly valued by the local community.”
- “The warm, nurturing ethos shines through the very positive relationships that exist between the school and the families it serves.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, learning in different curriculum subjects is not matched precisely to pupils’ ability.”
- “This means that some pupils may not make the progress in lessons that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 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) | 74% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 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 Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Copeland Road Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Escomb Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ramshaw Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published