Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Requires improvement (18 October 2023); of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham, 4 are Good, 3 have no current grade and 1 Requires improvement.
- With 98 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 11.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% 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
- Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 98 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school community in which pupils feel happy.”
- “Pupils demonstrate kindness regularly.”
- “They understand the expectations and routines of the school.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils could make more progress.”
- “These pupils could be achieving beyond expected levels in national tests.”
- “However, some pupils could achieve more by the end of key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 0.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bearpark Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Moor Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brandon Primary Academy 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published