Middlestone Moor Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Middlestone Moor Academy is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Middlestone Moor 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
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 41.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 32.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- In 2026 there were 23 first-choice applications for 26 Reception offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 12th lowest of 195 County Durham primary schools.
- 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.
- In 2024/25, 71% 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
- Rock Road, Durham, DL16 7DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 265 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at Middlestone Moor Academy.”
- “Leaders have a deep understanding of each and every pupil.”
- “They use this knowledge to ensure that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and/or disabilities, can overcome any barriers to learning and be successful.”
To improve
- “Children entering the school in the early years often need swift support to ensure that they are on track for their next stage in learning.”
- “A small number of children do not develop their knowledge of phonics and learn to read as well as they could.”
- “This is not as routinely the case in key stage 1.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2026 (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) | 71% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 23 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.
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- King Street Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- North Park Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Springmoor Grange School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Byers Green Primary School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published