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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
Primary • Academy converter • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH3 2PN
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Chester le Street
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2016)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Chester le Street. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
18
Outstanding
2
Good
16
Median inspection year
2016
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 11% · G: 89% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
Primary • Academy converter • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH2 1QX
Outstanding
3
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Primary • Community school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH3 4JL
Good
4
Bullion Lane Primary School
Primary • Community school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH2 2DP
Good
5
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School
Primary • Community school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH2 1NP
Good
6
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Primary • Community school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH3 1AY
Good
7
Red Rose Primary School
Primary • Community school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH3 3NA
Good
8
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
Primary • Academy converter • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH3 3PH
Good
9
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH2 2JT
Good
10
Cestria Primary School
Primary • Community school • Chester le Street • County Durham • DH3 3PZ
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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- Ouston Primary School Good • Oct 2017
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley Good • Jun 2015
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