Schools in Chester le Street

About schools in Chester le Street

Chester le Street lists 21 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

69%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.1

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools18

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barley Mow Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Bullion Lane Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  94%

  expected standard
• Cestria Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 0 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Lumley Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Lumley Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Nettlesworth Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Newker Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Ouston Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Pelton Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Portobello Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Red Rose Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Roseberry Primary and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 7

• St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  76%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Hermitage Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.1

  Attainment 8
• Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.6

  Attainment 8
• Park View School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  46.4

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Chester le Street

How many schools does Chester le Street have?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Chester le Street, including 18 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Chester le Street?

Every school in Chester le Street is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Chester le Street ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Chester le Street where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.