# St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 137 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E114228. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 137
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 114228

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 21 September 2022
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, 74% of pupils at St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery 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 | 74% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-cathedral-schools-foundation-e114331): 670 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Margaret's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-church-of-england-primary-school-e114230): 980 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Durham Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durham-sixth-form-centre-e150012): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Laurel Avenue Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laurel-avenue-community-primary-school-e114140): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nevilles-cross-primary-school-and-nursery-e114130): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-catholic-school-durham-e143583): 1.7 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (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/114228)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/114228)

## How to cite

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