Bluebell Meadow Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Trimdon Station, 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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Bluebell Meadow Primary School is a primary school in Trimdon Station, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bluebell Meadow 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
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 58% was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every applicant was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 45 places.
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
- Elwick View, Trimdon Station, TS29 6JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Bluebell Meadow School has a highly positive culture.”
- “There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere.”
- “Pupils enjoy school and they are safe and happy.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes teachers do not use the information from their checks of pupils’ learning to adapt the curriculum to help pupils learn and remember the intended content.”
- “However, leaders have not consistently identified the small steps that pupils should learn to help them to achieve these goals.”
- “As a result, pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge they could in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 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) | 58% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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 William's Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Fishburn Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Deaf Hill Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kelloe Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wingate Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published