St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village
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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village 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
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 23 first-choice applications for 23 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 81% 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 result was the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Esh Village, Durham, DH7 9QY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2022
Strengths
- “They know how important it is to attend every day.”
- “They care about each other and the environment.”
- “Adults model positive relationships in school.”
To improve
- “Leaders do not know the impact of the updated curriculum on pupils’ knowledge and skills long-term.”
- “However, leaders’ promotion of different cultures is not as well established.”
- “This is because the curriculum coverage of different cultures is not as well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 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) | 81% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Esh Winning Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burnhope Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published