St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 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
- 28% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 12 offers; all 12 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- At 1.1 first choices per offer, Reception 2026 demand here was the 15th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% 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
- Thornley Road, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3NR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending this nurturing and welcoming school.”
- “They thrive in an environment where staff care deeply for them.”
- “Staff know their pupils very well.”
To improve
- “Some aspects of the personal development programme do not develop pupils’ wider understanding as well as others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 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) | 43% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 12 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.
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornley Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Deaf Hill Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ludworth Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shotton Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wingate Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published