St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Crossgate Peth, Durham, DH1 4QB
397 pupils · 95% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 2.3%
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 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 February 2026, published 26 April 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 | 85% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 54 | 125 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 46 | 118 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 55 | 54 | 106 | 55 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 40 | 34 | 91 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 61 | 71 | 131 | 61 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 80 | 164 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 56 | 131 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 61 | 68 | 133 | 61 |
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
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Langley Moor Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 2.7 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.