Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.149 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shincliffe 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 | 3.149 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For 2026 Reception, the last child offered a place lived 3.149 miles away, the 7th longest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published last distance.
- 27 first-choice applications for 30 offers in 2026 Reception; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.1% 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
- Beal Walk, High Shincliffe, Shincliffe C of E Primary School, Durham, DH1 2PN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 195 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Shincliffe show the school’s ethos of ‘celebrating the uniqueness of everyone’ in their daily interactions.”
- “They are proud members of the school community.”
- “Pupils show polite manners in their interactions with others.”
To improve
- “In the past, persistent absence for this group of pupils was too high.”
- “Teaching is typically effective, although there is some variation in how well it supports pupils’ learning.”
- “At times, tasks are not well chosen to help pupils make progress within a lesson.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 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) | 71% | 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, 30 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.
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bowburn Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Sherburn Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published