Park View School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chester le Street, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.316 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Park View School is a secondary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 April 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Park View 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.316 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.316 miles away, the 4th shortest of 9 County Durham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 250 first-choice applications for 235 offers; 228 offers went to first-choice families and 22 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 96 of the 498 applications (19%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside County Durham, and 14 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was C+ (England B-).
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
- Church Chare, Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,631 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Park View learn to be resilient, respectful and empathetic.”
- “This helps to create a positive learning atmosphere.”
- “The school has high expectations for its pupils to achieve well.”
To improve
- “While the attainment of pupils is high, leaders know the progress of some pupils is lagging behind at times, and leaders are taking steps to tackle this.”
- “There are some areas of the school’s personal development offer where delivery lacks consistency.”
- “Not all planned sessions are implemented with the same rigour, which can result in some pupils receiving a less cohesive experience.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 250 first-preference applications, 235 offers in total, 228 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Hermitage Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Framwellgate School Durham 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North Durham Academy 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 5.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Belmont Community School 5.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tanfield School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Durham Academy 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published