King Street Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Spennymoor, 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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King Street Primary School is a primary school in Spennymoor, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
King Street 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 | 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, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place for 2026, as was the case at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.7% 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
- High Grange Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6RA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 224 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud of their school.”
- “They listen to and respect one another.”
- “Right from the beginning, pupils learn the importance of being kind, responsible and resilient.”
To improve
- “Pupils enjoy and remember these experiences but do not always make links to their learning.”
- “However, many pupils find it difficult to remember the specific vocabulary they need to talk about their learning, particularly in subjects such as history and computing.”
- “A small number of pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 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) | 53% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 23 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.
- Springmoor Grange School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Middlestone Moor Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School 1.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 2.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published