Newker Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Chester le Street, 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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Newker Primary School is a primary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Newker 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, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers; 21 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meals: 29.1% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 22.7% 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
- Waldridge Road, Chester le Street, DH2 3AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 340 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievements and conduct.”
- “Pupils live up to these expectations.”
- “Children in early years are keen to share what they are learning.”
To improve
- “However, the school is still developing a few subject areas and assessing pupils understanding.”
- “In these subjects, the knowledge that pupils need to learn is not routinely delivered in the intended sequence.”
- “This means that some pupils have not secured their learning as well as they could have.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2025 (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) | 69% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 21 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.
- Bullion Lane Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cestria Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Red Rose Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Pelton Community Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lumley Junior School 1.9 mi School remains Good