Green Lane Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Green Lane Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Barnard Castle, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Green Lane Church of England Primary School 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
- 31.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 drew 13 first-choice applications for 20 offers (0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 195 County Durham primary schools); 7 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 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, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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
- Green Lane, Barnard Castle, DL12 8LG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
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) | 55% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 13 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cotherstone Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Cockfield Primary School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Butterknowle Primary School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published