Sherburn Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Durham, 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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Sherburn Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 January 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sherburn 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 Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place: 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published outcome.
- Reading, writing and maths: 57% met the expected standard in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 25.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 20.8.
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
- Cookshold Lane, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1DU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 176 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 8 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this caring school.”
- “They rise to the high expectations the school has for their behaviour.”
- “They are quick to settle to learning and keen to share their ideas.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, these opportunities are not as frequent or embedded, and pupils’ knowledge is less secure.”
- “However, the attendance of some pupils remains too low.”
- “These pupils miss out on valuable learning opportunities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 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) | 57% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 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 Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pittington Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published