Bullion Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Chester le Street, 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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Bullion Lane Primary School is a primary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bullion Lane 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, 94% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Free school meals: 67.8% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 22.7% 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
- Bullion Lane, Chester le Street, DH2 2DP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 292 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from a strong curriculum in reading, writing and mathematics.”
- “This prepares them effectively for the next stage in their education.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, there is unkind behaviour in school and pupils may occasionally fall out with each other.”
- “Although the breadth and scope of the curriculum in the foundation subjects is a strength, it is less well established.”
- “However, there is more work to do to ensure that pupils learn this curriculum effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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) | 94% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Newker Primary School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cestria Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Red Rose Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pelton Community Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roseberry Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published