Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 0–11 · 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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Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 0–11 (voluntary controlled school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) 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, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026: 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 19.4 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 23.2.
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
- Hilda Park, Chester le Street, DH2 2JT
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 260 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Chester-le-Street Church of England Primary School is a warm, welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Leaders and staff know pupils well.”
- “Pupils new to the school, regardless of needs or background, quickly settle and feel that they belong.”
To improve
- “However, further work is needed to improve outcomes in phonics to ensure that more pupils have the knowledge they need to be successful learners.”
- “However, this pride is less evident for the older children.”
- “These are in their infancy and are yet to show impact on pupil outcomes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 February 2026 (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) | 66% | 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.
- Bullion Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cestria Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Newker Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Pelton Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Red Rose Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roseberry Primary and Nursery School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published