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Pelton Community Primary School

County Durham, DH2 1EZPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2019
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 33 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Pelton Community Primary School

Pelton Community Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 57 applications for 33 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.73. Of those, 32 first-preference families received an offer, suggesting strong demand from those who know the school best. The school does not publish a parent-view recommendation percentage, but the high first-preference rate is a practical signal of satisfaction. Headteacher Karen Telfer leads a mixed, state primary for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site. The school serves a community with significant socio-economic diversity — 48.5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2019, confirmed that the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2015.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOuston Lane, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH2 1EZ
HeadteacherKaren Telfer
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils309
Free School Meals (FSM)48.5%
School Capacity309 / 384 (80% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Jan 2019
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (23 Jan 2019): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 11 Feb 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
LibraryDining HallArt StudiosSensory RoomChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

CricketAthleticsNetballFootballTennisSwimming

Clubs & Activities

DramaEco ClubGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyProfound Learning

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:25-08:40

Source: peltonps.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Pelton Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.