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Faith schools in and near Chester-le-Street

All 2 faith schools in Chester-le-Street, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools 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 above the Chester-le-Street faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school77%

    Chester-le-Street faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Chester-le-Street faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    216
    View school St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
  2. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Chester le Street, DH2 2JT · State · Primary · Ages 0 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Chester-le-Street faith schools average, high absence.

    27 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Chester-le-Street faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Chester-le-Street faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    260
    View school Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

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 faith schools average, low absence.

    21 first choices, 21 offers made

    Ready for secondary school59%

    Chester-le-Street faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Chester-le-Street faith schools about 10
    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 above the Chester-le-Street faith schools average, low absence.

    Ready for secondary school76%

    Chester-le-Street faith schools 71%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Chester-le-Street faith schools about 10
    Pupils
    105
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
The big picture

How Chester-le-Street's faith 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. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • 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 2 faith 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

Faith schools in Chester-le-Street, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Chester-le-Street, teaching 476 children. 1 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.

70.9% of pupils in Chester-le-Street faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

15.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,387 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.9% 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 faith schools are in Chester-le-Street?
There are 2 faith schools in Chester-le-Street, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Chester-le-Street?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Chester-le-Street on Eduscope are St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street and Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith 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 faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Chester-le-Street is 21:1. 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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