St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Durham, County Durham
St Margaret's Church of England 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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Crossgate Peth, Durham, DH1 4QB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 397 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are well known, highly valued and positively challenged to 'let their light shine' as part of the community at St Margaret’s.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and attendance is high.”
- “Pupils relish the time they spend learning, as well as social times with friends.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not consistently produce the high-quality work of which they are capable in other subjects, even though they have secure knowledge that they share well in discussion with their teachers.”
- “However, in some subjects, teaching is not as consistently effective as it could be.”
- “The high expectations that teachers have of pupils' knowledge and contributions to discussion in lessons, are not as consistently upheld in relation to the work that pupils produce.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 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) | 85% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 54 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley Moor Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published