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All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Kitswell Road, Lanchester, Durham DH7 0JG · allsaintslanchester.bwcet.com · 01207 520435
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- 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
- 165
- 79% of 210 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 19 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 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114255)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114255), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114255)
Sept 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114255)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 32
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied