St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

Academy converter · Primary school · Barnard Castle, County Durham

DL12 8JR

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

87.6

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#311

National rank

#17

In North East

In County Durham

Top 2%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

81%

% achieving higher RWM ?

31%

Reading average scaled score ?

111.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

109.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 75% → 81% ▲ 6.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 100 % FSM ever-6 18.2% % EAL 2.0% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Montalbo Nursery & Primary School Barnard Castle · 0.4 mi 90.2 Green Lane Church of England Primary School Barnard Castle · 0.5 mi 45.1 Cotherstone Primary School Barnard Castle · 3.2 mi 37.7 Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School Darlington · 5.5 mi 89.6 Cockfield Primary School Bishop Auckland · 6.5 mi 86.4 Butterknowle Primary School Bishop Auckland · 6.8 mi 18.8 Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool Darlington · 7.2 mi 63.4 Ingleton CofE Primary School Darlington · 7.7 mi 83.5