St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Durham, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 397 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 2.30% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Crossgate Peth, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4QB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.st-margarets.durham.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01913847331 |
| URN | 114230 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 17 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 February 2022, published 3 April 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Langley Moor Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
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