Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Barnard Castle, 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 🔒
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy is a primary school in Barnard Castle, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant 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 10 offers, against a published admission number of 25 places for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There were 27.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 14.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- In 2024/25, 58% 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
- Town End, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0TG
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 73 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 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, 10 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.
- Cotherstone Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 7.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School 8.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Frosterley Primary School 8.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle 8.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School 8.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Chapel Primary School 9.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published