Catchgate Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Stanley, 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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Catchgate Primary School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Catchgate 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
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place. So did 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers (1.0 first choices per offer, the 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools).
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 22.2 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 18.6 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
- Blackett Street, Catchgate, Stanley, DH9 8LX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
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) | 50% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- Annfield Plain Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Collierley Nursery and Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 1.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Tanfield Lea Community Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 2.0 mi Good