St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston
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
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston 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
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 78% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- There are 16.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.5 across 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
- Front Street, Sacriston, Durham, DH7 6AB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 September 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have ensured that St Bede’s Catholic Primary School is a safe and caring place to learn.”
- “Staff are rightly proud of the school’s inclusive ethos.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and conduct.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, for example history, some knowledge is not fully sequenced between different key stages.”
- “This means that some opportunities for deepening pupils’ understanding are missed.”
- “In a small number of subjects, such as history, this is not carried out as successfully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 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) | 78% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Sacriston Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Edmondsley Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nettlesworth Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bearpark Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 2.5 mi Good Last distance published