St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon 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
- Its latest Ofsted outcome, in April 2024, was Requires improvement; of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham, 3 are Good and 1 Outstanding.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 10 first-choice applications for 11 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 5% 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
- Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders on all levels are determined for all pupils to succeed, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “These changes are beginning to make a difference.”
- “Pupils are happy and well cared for in this school.”
To improve
- “The school has experienced an unsettled time.”
- “There have been many changes to staffing.”
- “Since the poor outcomes achieved by pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2023, leaders have made important changes to improve the quality of education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 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) | 70% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 10 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.
- Victoria Lane Academy 0.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew's Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Infant School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Junior School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Middlestone Moor Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published