St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bishop Auckland, 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 Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 September 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 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 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- There were 57 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 15.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 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
- The Baltic, Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 57 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 September 2023
Strengths
- “This school is a calm, happy and welcoming learning community.”
- “The school’s values and mission statement, ‘come as you are and walk with us’, are reflected in every aspect of school life.”
- “Warm relationships exist between pupils and staff and everyone is included at St Chad’s Catholic Primary School.”
To improve
- “However, this is not always the case.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not closely match the work given to pupils to the planned curriculum.”
- “When this happens, it limits the extent to which pupils develop their curriculum knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 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) | 67% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Escomb Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Toft Hill Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Etherley Lane Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published