Bearpark Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Bearpark Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bearpark 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
- 31% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.6% 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
- Colliery Road, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7AU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 105 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and parents enjoy being part of the Bearpark family.”
- “Pupils are happy and safe in school.”
- “They are respectful and place high value on the importance of friendship.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, implementation of the curriculum is not consistent.”
- “Staff do not move pupils’ learning forward as purposefully as they should.”
- “Pupils’ attendance at Bearpark is not as high as it should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 2024 (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) | 31% | 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, 19 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.
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Langley Moor Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published