St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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 Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2021. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 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, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was 3rd lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 0.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.9% 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
- Carrhouse Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5LZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this school.”
- “Leaders make sure that they include the school’s Catholic ethos of ‘love, respect and value’ within all areas of school life.”
- “Older pupils take their responsibilities as buddies for the younger children seriously.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not identified how knowledge in these subjects will progress from Reception through to Year 6.”
- “As a result, pupils do not develop a secure subject knowledge that prepares them for future learning.”
- “However, teachers do not address these gaps quickly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2022 (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) | 73% | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 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.
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Finchale Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published