St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Seaham, 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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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton is a primary school in Seaham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 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, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 expected-standard result was the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- For Reception in 2026, 7 first-choice applications came in for 7 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 17.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36.6% 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
- Church Lane, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9RD
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 127 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at St Joseph’s, Murton.”
- “There are warm relationships evident throughout school between pupils and staff.”
- “Pupils trust the adults in school.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, the targets on the support plans are not precise enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2023 (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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Ribbon School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- South Hetton Primary 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaview Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlea Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 2.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Seaham Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaham Trinity Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Easington CofE Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published