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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

County Durham, DL12 8JRPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.8×
First choices did not exceed offers made
11 1st-choice / 14 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2635 of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle is a state-funded primary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 103 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 105.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (12 Nov 2024). 81% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 11 first-preference applications and 14 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressBirch Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8JR
HeadteacherMrs Lesley Ann Box
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils103
Free School Meals (FSM)22.3%
School Capacity103 / 105 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (12 Nov 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 19 Dec 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.