Nettlesworth Primary School
Front Street, Chester le Street, DH2 3PF
105 pupils · 90% of 117 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 July 2023, published 18 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 11 | 31 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 10 | 21 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 22 | 49 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 13 | 30 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 10 | 25 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 19 | 19 | 44 | 19 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sacriston Academy 1.9 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Edmondsley Primary Academy 2.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham 3.1 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 3.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.