St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 27 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 20 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- At 1.4 first choices per offer, Reception 2026 was the 3rd highest of 195 County Durham primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% 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
- Church Street, Durham, DH1 3DQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 137 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “They feel safe and love learning with their friends.”
- “Pupils like their teachers because they are caring.”
To improve
- “However, in art and design, leaders have not identified the specific knowledge and skills pupils need to help them build on prior knowledge.”
- “Sometimes, teachers teach the same knowledge and skills to different year groups.”
- “They do not adapt the curriculum to build on what pupils already know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 74% | 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, 20 offers in total, 20 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 Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Langley Moor Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published