All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
Kitswell Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Frances Stephenson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 148610
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207520435
About this school
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 61% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 77% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 81% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 81% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 184 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester compares
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester ranked 39th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 3.4% | 16.6% | 165 | — |
| Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School | 79% | 3.2% | 16.2% | 455 | 0.1 miles |
| Burnhope Primary School | 50% | 4.3% | 47.2% | 69 | 1.6 miles |
| Annfield Plain Infant School | — | 5.5% | 36.8% | 106 | 2.2 miles |
| Annfield Plain Junior School | 53% | 5.7% | 55.5% | 99 | 2.3 miles |
| Catchgate Primary School | 50% | 6.6% | 50.5% | 206 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.56%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.36%
- Persistent absence
- 2.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Burnhope Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Annfield Plain Infant School2.2 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
Annfield Plain Junior School2.3 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
Catchgate Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Stanley
Other schools in Durham
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester ranks 11th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester teach?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the head teacher of All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester?
- The head teacher of All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester is Mrs Frances Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester full?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester has capacity for 210 pupils and 165 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester as having nursery classes.
- Who runs All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester rank locally?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester ranked 39th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester's absence rate?
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.