St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
Primary schoolSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 216 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 77% of pupils at St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 77% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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)350 m
- Cestria Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Red Rose Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Newker Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Bullion Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- Hermitage AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 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).