Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, 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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Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lanchester Endowed Parochial 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, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 37 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Pupils per teacher stand at 24.9; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 19.8.
- Free school meal eligibility is 16.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 41.7% 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
- Front Street, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0HU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 455 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “The school’s strong and distinctive Christian ethos shines through.”
- “The school’s core values, such as love, hope and compassion, are not platitudes; they are enacted.”
- “Pupils trust adults to keep them safe, resulting in a feeling of confidence and self-belief.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, this is not the case.”
- “Some pupils struggle to link new learning to what they already know, make sense of new content and embed knowledge in their long-term memory.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 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) | 79% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 37 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.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Burnhope Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Infant School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Catchgate Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 2.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village 3.0 mi Good Last distance published