St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
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
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 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, 100% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, from 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers.
- There are 13.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.2 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
- Mill Lane, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 2JQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 86 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils in this school benefit from a highly inclusive culture where everyone is treated equally, irrespective of their background.”
- “The school celebrates difference and, as a result, pupils are welcoming and friendly.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that some published outcomes for pupils are significantly below national expectations, particularly in mathematics.”
- “These improvements have not been in place for long enough to be reflected in the published data.”
- “This is particularly the case for disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (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) | 100% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published