Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 30 June 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 60% | 62% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 67% | 72% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 33% | 27% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 103 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted inspected Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School on 30 June 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for personal development and wellbeing and for attendance and behaviour; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for early years.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School had 85 pupils aged 3 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 105. It is a mixed school.
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