Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.266 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Framwellgate Moor Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Framwellgate Moor 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 | 2.266 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 2.266 miles away, the 10th longest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- 165 other County Durham primary schools offered every applicant a Reception place in 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 48 first-choice applications for 43 offers: 43 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 33% 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
- Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 375 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Framwellgate Moor Primary School is exceptional.”
- “The broader development of pupils is the heartbeat of the school.”
- “Pupils’ attitudes to learning are excellent.”
To improve
- “This is evident in the school’s published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (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) | 87% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 43 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 Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Finchale Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published