Newker Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Chester le Street, County Durham
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Waldridge Road, Chester le Street, DH2 3AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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