Cestria Primary School
Primary schoolCestria Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 426 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
Before that: Good (overall), December 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 December 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 18 December 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Cestria Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
21% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Park View SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)130 m
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-StreetPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Newker Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- Red Rose Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Bullion Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).