St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary schoolSt Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 397 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 17 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 85% of pupils at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
16% 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 | 85% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 16% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- Durham Cathedral Schools FoundationIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file300 m
- Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.3 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Durham Sixth Form CentreSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
- St Leonard's Catholic School, DurhamSecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 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).