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Postcode district · Chester le Street

Schools in DH3

Primary and secondary schools serving DH3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
41,235 (2024)
Schools

Schools in DH3

18 schools in DH3: 16 primary and 2 secondary. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 88% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
18
in DH3
Good or better
100%
Of 16 with an Ofsted grade
How full
88%
Well used: 6,057 pupils for 6,898 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

DH3
89%
  • Good88.9%
  • Not rated11.1%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Park View School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,631 pupils · 110% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · December 2012
  • Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,334 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    1.4 miles · December 2025
  • Cestria Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 426 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · December 2019
  • Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 362 pupils · 86% full
    Good
    1.8 miles · February 2024
  • Red Rose Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 294 pupils · 88% full
    Good
    1.7 miles · November 2023
  • Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
    Primary · ages 0–11 · Faith school · 260 pupils · 62% full
    Good
    1 mile · December 2025
  • St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 216 pupils · 89% full
    Good
    1.4 miles · October 2023
  • Woodlea Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 197 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    2.7 miles · May 2024
  • Birtley East Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 189 pupils · 61% full
    Good
    2.3 miles · April 2015
  • Lumley Junior School
    Primary · ages 7–11 · 186 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    2.7 miles · April 2024
  • Portobello Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 182 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    1 mile · October 2023
  • Barley Mow Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 155 pupils · 59% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · February 2024
  • Blackfell Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 142 pupils · 58% full
    Good
    2.3 miles · February 2026
  • Lumley Infant and Nursery School
    Primary · ages 2–7 · 139 pupils · 77% full
    Good
    2.5 miles · May 2024
  • St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley
    Primary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 105 pupils · 88% full
    Not rated
    1.5 miles
  • Nettlesworth Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 105 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    3.6 miles · July 2023
  • St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
    Primary · ages 5–7 · Faith school · 68 pupils · 76% full
    Not rated
    1.8 miles
  • Bournmoor Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 66 pupils · 46% full
    Good
    2.3 miles · July 2024
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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