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Cotherstone Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Cotherstone, Barnard Castle DL12 9QB · cotherstoneschool.org.uk · 01833 650491
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 66
- 79% of 84 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▼40% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Cotherstone Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 39
- 72% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied