Primary
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Crossgate Peth, Durham, DH1 4QB
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 397 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 30.6
- Pupils per adult
- 12.8
- Pupils
- 391
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
SATs results
85%
19 points above the Durham average (66% across 42 schools)
111.0
5.4 above the Durham average (105.6 across 42 schools)
13th of 42 by our score, among the primary schools in Durham we can score - 44 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 109 |
| Average reading score | 111 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 85% |
| Working at a higher standard | 16% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 81% |
| 23/24 | 80% |
| 24/25 | 85% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 111.0 |
| 24/25 | 111.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 109.0 |
| 24/25 | 109.0 |
Crossgate Peth, Durham, DH1 4QB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
County Durham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Alice Hassall
- Address
- Crossgate Peth, Durham, DH1 4QB
- Telephone
- 01913847331