Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
The Links, Durham, DH1 2AG
261 pupils · 72% of 361 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 January 2026, published 25 March 2026. 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 33 | 32 | 68 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 23 | 49 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 27 | 27 | 59 | 27 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 24 | 62 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 54 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 33 | 33 | 63 | 33 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 34 | 72 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 38 | 35 | 66 | 38 |
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 Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sherburn Primary School 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.