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Catholic schools in and near Chester-le-Street

All 1 Catholic school in Chester-le-Street, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Chester-le-Street

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

    Chester le Street, DH3 3PH · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Chester-le-Street catholic schools average.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school77%

    Chester-le-Street catholic schools 77%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Chester-le-Street catholic schools about 6
    Pupils
    216
    View school St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

Just outside Chester-le-Street

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Chester-le-Street.

  1. St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

    2.0 miles from Chester-le-Street · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Chester-le-Street catholic schools average.

    21 first choices, 21 offers made

    Ready for secondary school59%

    Chester-le-Street catholic schools 77%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Chester-le-Street catholic schools about 6
    Pupils
    217
    View school St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

    2.6 miles from Chester-le-Street · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Chester-le-Street catholic schools average.

    Ready for secondary school76%

    Chester-le-Street catholic schools 77%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Chester-le-Street catholic schools about 6
    Pupils
    105
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
  3. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston

    3.1 miles from Chester-le-Street · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Chester-le-Street catholic schools average.

    7 first choices, 7 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Chester-le-Street catholic schools 77%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Chester-le-Street catholic schools about 6
    Pupils
    97
    View school St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston
The big picture

How Chester-le-Street's Catholic schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Chester-le-Street

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Chester-le-Street

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 1 Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street, explained

There is 1 Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street, teaching 216 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

77.0% of pupils in Chester-le-Street catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

6.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £5,744 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 4.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Chester-le-Street?
There are 1 Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street on Eduscope are St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Chester-le-Street Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Chester-le-Street is 23:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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