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Cestria Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Church Chare, Chester le Street DH3 3PZ · cestria.durham.sch.uk · 0191 388 2483
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 74%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 426
- 6 over 420 places · 101%
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲74% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Cestria Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 December 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Dec 2024 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (129 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 129
- 33% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (9%) with SEND