Church Chare, Chester le Street, County Durham DH3 3PZ
10 reasons to choose Cestria Primary School
Top line
Cestria Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chester le Street and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Cestria Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Cestria Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Cestria Primary School ranks in the top 11% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 12% of schools.
The Cestria Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Cestria Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Cestria 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 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Cestria Primary School
The Chorister School (6.7 miles); Durham High Prep School (7.7 miles).
Red Rose Primary School (0.4 miles); St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Chester-le-Street (0.6 miles); Lumley Junior School (1.8 miles).
Durham School (6.5 miles); Durham High School (7.7 miles); Argyle House Senior School (9.5 miles).
The Hermitage Academy (1 mile); Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy (2.9 miles); Framwellgate School Durham (4.9 miles).