Pelton Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Chester le Street, 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 🔒
Pelton Community Primary School is a primary school in Chester le Street, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Pelton Community 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
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The free school meals figure is 49% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23.7% 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
- Ouston Lane, Pelton, Chester le Street, DH2 1EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 290 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
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) | 48% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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 Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ouston Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roseberry Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bullion Lane Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Pelton Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Newker Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cestria Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published