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21 open schools in Chester le Street, County Durham · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all County Durham schools · grammar schools in Chester le Street

Chester le Street has 21 state schools: 18 primary, 3 secondary, part of County Durham's wider catchment. 21 have a published Ofsted rating, and 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Barley Mow Primary School Chester le Street · Good Bullion Lane Primary School Chester le Street · Good Cestria Primary School Chester le Street · Good Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School Chester le Street · Good Hermitage Academy Chester le Street · Good Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Chester le Street · Good Lumley Infant and Nursery School Chester le Street · Good Lumley Junior School Chester le Street · Good Nettlesworth Primary School Chester le Street · Good Newker Primary School Chester le Street · Not judged Ouston Primary School Chester le Street · Good Park View School Chester le Street · Not judged Pelton Community Primary School Chester le Street · Good Portobello Primary School Chester le Street · Good Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Chester le Street · Good Red Rose Primary School Chester le Street · Good Roseberry Primary and Nursery School Chester le Street · Good St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Chester le Street · Not judged St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Chester le Street · Good St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley Chester le Street · Good St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Chester le Street · Not judged

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Nettlesworth Primary School Good · ×0.85 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Hermitage Academy Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Barley Mow Primary School Good · ×0.87 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Good · ×0.98 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in County Durham

Primary schools: Priority is by nearest-school distance (GIS-measured shortest walking route); one source notes 'no catchment areas for some places' — no county-wide catchment map mechanism found, unlike neighbouring LAs. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Chester le Street straddles a council boundary: the scheme above is County Durham's, and Gateshead also has schools here, applying under its own.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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