Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Peterlee, 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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Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Peterlee, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic 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
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Westway, Peterlee, SR8 1DE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s mantra of ‘Christ at the centre, children at the heart’ is securely lived out at this school.”
- “Children are wholly at the centre of all the school’s work.”
- “Staff foster positive relationships with parents, carers and the wider community through, for example, offering food parcels and assistance with travel to school.”
To improve
- “However, some subjects, such as art and design, are not currently fully embedded.”
- “However, this is not replicated in the outdoor provision, which presents as uninviting.”
- “This impacts on the children’s ability to learn more widely in different environments.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2023 (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) | 74% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 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.
- Howletch Lane Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shotton Hall Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Seascape Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dene House Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cotsford Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published