Kitswell Road, Lanchester, Durham DH7 0JG
10 reasons to choose All Saints' Catholic Primary School
Top line
All Saints’ Catholic Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Durham and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
All Saints’ Catholic Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 47 members of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2012) inspection.
Average class size
All Saints’ Catholic Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that All Saints’ Catholic Primary School ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools. Most pupils go on to St Bede’s Comprehensive School at the end of Year 6.
The All Saints' Catholic Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at All Saints' Catholic Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at All Saints' Catholic Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near All Saints' Catholic Primary School
The Chorister School (8.6 miles); Durham High Prep School (9.7 miles).
Greenland Community Primary School (2.9 miles); Esh Church of England Primary School (3.1 miles); Bloemfontein Primary School (3.4 miles).
Durham School (8.4 miles); Durham High School (9.7 miles); Dame Allan’s Senior School (14.6 miles).
St Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester (0.5 miles); The Hermitage Academy (7.3 miles); St Leonard’s Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School (7.4 miles).