Red Rose Primary School

York Terrace, Chester le Street, DH3 3NA

294 pupils · 93% of 315 capacity

Phase
Primary
Type
Community school
Ages
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
County Durham
Free school meals
14.6%

Ofsted

Good (2023)Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system

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 22 November 2023, published 15 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Exam results

Measure2024/25
Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths81%
Reaching the higher standard21%

Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
EntryPlaces1st preferencesTotal preferencesOffers
Sept 2026 entry434312443
Sept 2025 entry455112945
Sept 2024 entry373711937
Sept 2023 entry343314633
Sept 2022 entry455415445
Sept 2021 entry455415845
Sept 2020 entry403714140
Sept 2019 entry455113545

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

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.