St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village

About St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village

St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village is a primary school in County Durham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 194 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 20.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 23 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 17.3 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.