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St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village

County Durham, DH7 9QYPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2022
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 27 places
Ranking
#7,376
of 13,686 nationally

About St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village

St Michael's Catholic Primary School in Esh Village was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a step down from the Outstanding grade it had held since its previous inspection in 2007. The inspection report rated every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — as Good, with no areas marked as Requires Improvement or Inadequate. On the most informative exam metric available, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just one percentage point below the County Durham local authority average of 62%, placing the school 99th out of 208 primary schools in the area. While the school does not rank among the top performers in the region, its results are broadly in line with the typical primary in the local authority.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressEsh Village, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9QY
HeadteacherChristina Parker
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Number of Pupils194
Free School Meals (FSM)15.0%
School Capacity194 / 196 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 May 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 7 Jul 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Breakfast club

07:40-08:30

After-school care

15:20-17:30

Source: stmichaelsesh.bwcet.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.