St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Spennymoor, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe is a primary school in Spennymoor, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 May 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe 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
- In 2024/25, 73% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- The same 2024/25 results show 0% of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools.
- All 30 Reception offers in 2026 went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
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, Spennymoor, DL16 6SL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 May 2024
Strengths
- “St Charles’ Catholic Primary School has a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils are proud to attend this school.”
- “The Catholic ethos of the school is important to staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “The school’s systems to check what pupils know and remember are more developed in some subjects than in others.”
- “This contributes to, in some curriculum subjects, teachers not recognising gaps in the knowledge that pupils need for future learning.”
- “This means that some pupils struggle to make links to previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2024 (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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Springmoor Grange School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- North Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- King Street Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Middlestone Moor Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published