# Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 0 to 11.

It had 260 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114213. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 0 to 11
- Pupils: 260
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 114213

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 9 December 2025
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 66% of pupils at Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 66% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Bullion Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bullion-lane-primary-school-e114209): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cestria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cestria-primary-school-e114012): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-school-e136971): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Newker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newker-primary-school-e131233): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hermitage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-academy-e147531): 1.4 km. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-chester-le-street-e148259): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/114213)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114213)

## How to cite

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