Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled 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
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Belmont 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
- At 15.7%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is below the middle figure of 29.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 saw 32 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 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
- The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 261 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are part of the loving and nurturing 'Belmont family'.”
- “Pupils are polite young people who make a positive contribution to life in the school.”
- “For example, the 'playground buddies' include others in games and friendship at breaktimes.”
To improve
- “The impact is not currently reflected in published outcomes.”
- “This is less the case, however, in reading.”
- “However, leaders' understanding of where the curriculum and teaching could be further adapted sometimes lacks precision.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 32 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 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sherburn Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Pittington Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published