# St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148259. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 216
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 148259

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
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, 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

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

- [Park View School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-school-e136971): 350 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cestria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cestria-primary-school-e114012): 360 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red Rose Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-rose-primary-school-e114008): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newker Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newker-primary-school-e131233): 810 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bullion Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bullion-lane-primary-school-e114209): 940 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hermitage Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hermitage-academy-e147531): 1.5 km. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/148259)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148259)

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