St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Crook, County Durham
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook is a primary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Hill, Crook, DL15 9DN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 117 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school.”
- “Warm and caring relationships with staff help pupils to feel safe.”
- “Staff get to know pupils well.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, some checks are not thorough enough.”
- “When this happens, teaching moves on before pupils have learned the knowledge they need.”
- “Where this happens, pupils can have gaps in their foundational and subject-specific knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 69% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Crook Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartside Primary Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Peases West Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stanley (Crook) Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Sunnybrow Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Willington Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published