Sacriston Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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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Sacriston Academy is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Sacriston Academy 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
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 42.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- The school has 18.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- In 2024/25, 88% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Witton Road, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6LQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Sacriston Academy.”
- “They are polite and chatty, keen to talk about their learning and proud to be part of their school community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and underpinned by trust and care.”
To improve
- “For a small number of pupils, attendance continues to be a challenge, and as a result some pupils miss important learning.”
- “However, these positive outcomes are yet to be sustained over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2026 (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) | 88% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nettlesworth Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Edmondsley Primary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bearpark Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 2.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 2.2 mi Good Last distance published