Sedgefield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Stockton-on-Tees, 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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Sedgefield Primary School is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sedgefield 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, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 19 offers (0.9 per offer, 14th lowest of 195 County Durham primary schools), and every applicant was offered a place.
- Of the 54 Reception 2026 applications, 9 (17%) came from families living outside County Durham, and 3 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility is 16% of pupils, compared with 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
- Rectory Row, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 2BJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s vision of ‘Learning Together for Life’ is central to pupils and staff alike.”
- “Pupils are caring and support each other considerately.”
- “Many pupils said that ‘everyone looks after each other’.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils are not getting enough practise to apply their mathematical knowledge to problem-solving.”
- “These revisions are not complete.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (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) | 73% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 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.
- Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Fishburn Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St William's Catholic Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bluebell Meadow Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferryhill Station Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chilton Academy 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published