St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
Academy converter primary school in Barnard Castle (County Durham).
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Nearby schools
nearest first23 schools within 10 miles. The nearest is Barnard Castle School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle SchoolOther independent | 0.3 mi | Independent | 558 | - |
| Montalbo Nursery & Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Green Lane Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 188 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Teesdale School and Sixth FormAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 684 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| Cotherstone Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 66 | Good, 2024 |
| Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.1 mi | Primary | 39 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Staindrop AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 504 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 5.5 mi | Primary | 179 | Good, 2023 |
| Woodland Primary SchoolCommunity | 6.5 mi | Primary | 25 | Good, 2024 |
| Cockfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 6.5 mi | Primary | 115 | Good, 2023 |
| Highcroft SchoolOther independent special | 6.6 mi | Special | 13 | - |
| Butterknowle Primary SchoolCommunity | 6.8 mi | Primary | 54 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolAcademy converter | 7.2 mi | Primary | 42 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ravensworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.6 mi | Primary | 35 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| Ingleton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 7.7 mi | Primary | 48 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school) |
| Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.0 mi | Primary | 68 | Good, 2023 |
| Evenwood Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 8.2 mi | Primary | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014, previous school) |
| Middleton-In-Teesdale AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 8.4 mi | Primary | 73 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Ramshaw Primary SchoolCommunity | 8.5 mi | Primary | 54 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Copeland Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 9.8 mi | Primary | 130 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Hamsterley Primary SchoolCommunity | 9.9 mi | Primary | 36 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Toft Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 10.0 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 10.0 mi | Primary | 161 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 65
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