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Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Front Street
 Esh
 Durham
 County Durham DH7 9QR
Telephone: 0191 373 1324

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2021
History: This school arose from Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
Trust: Melrose Learning Trust
Sponsor: Diocese of Durham

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Andrew Park (since September 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Christine Johnston
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 5.09 / 4.06
Non-teaching Staff*: 6.23
Number of pupils: 98
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.3
Sex: Mixed (57% boys / 43% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 15.40% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 30.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 13.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 8.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: North West Durham
Electoral Ward: Esh and Witton Gilbert
School Number: 8403406

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 30th June 2026 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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Nearby Schools

  1. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village (0.1km) show on map
  2. Langley Park Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  3. The Independent Grammar School:Durham (2.4km) show on map
  4. Esh Winning Academy (2.7km) show on map
  5. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery (3.6km) show on map
  6. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoo... (3.6km) show on map
  7. New Brancepeth Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  8. Durham Academy (3.8km) show on map
  9. Witton Gilbert Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  10. Burnhope Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  11. Bearpark Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  12. Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  13. All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester (5.0km) show on map
  14. Sacriston Academy (5.1km) show on map
  15. St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College (5.3km) show on map
  16. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston (5.4km) show on map
  17. Brandon Primary Academy (6.1km) show on map
  18. Langley Moor Nursery School (6.4km) show on map
  19. Langley Moor Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  20. Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (6.4km) show on map
  21. New College Durham (6.4km) show on map
  22. Edmondsley Primary Academy (6.5km) show on map
  23. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor (6.5km) show on map
  24. Stanley (Crook) Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  25. Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery (6.6km) show on map
  26. Durham Trinity School & Sports College (6.9km) show on map
  27. Browney Primary Academy (6.9km) show on map
  28. Framwellgate Moor Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  29. St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham (6.9km) show on map
  30. Nettlesworth Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  31. Framwellgate School Durham (7.0km) show on map
  32. St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  33. Bloemfontein Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  34. St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham (7.4km) show on map
  35. Greenland Community Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  36. Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation (7.5km) show on map
  37. Durham Newton Hall Infants' School (7.6km) show on map
  38. Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School (7.6km) show on map
  39. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor (7.6km) show on map
  40. Peases West Academy (7.8km) show on map
  41. Annfield Plain Infant School (7.8km) show on map
  42. Annfield Plain Junior School (7.8km) show on map
  43. Durham Sixth Form Centre (7.9km) show on map
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  45. South Stanley Junior School (8.0km) show on map
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  47. Stanley Burnside Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  48. Croft Community School (8.2km) show on map
  49. Finchale Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  50. Oxhill Nursery School (8.3km) show on map
  51. Catchgate Primary School (8.5km) show on map
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  53. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook (8.8km) show on map
  54. North Durham Academy (8.9km) show on map
  55. St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley (9.0km) show on map
  56. Hartside Primary Academy (9.0km) show on map
  57. The Grange Learning Centre (9.0km) show on map
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  60. East Stanley School (9.1km) show on map
  61. Hermitage Academy (9.3km) show on map
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  63. West Pelton Primary School (9.3km) show on map
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  65. Parkside Academy (9.4km) show on map
  66. Durham Gilesgate Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  67. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  68. Tow Law Millennium Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  69. Beamish Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  70. Roseberry Primary and Nursery School (9.5km) show on map
  71. Sunnybrow Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  72. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate (9.6km) show on map
  73. Tanfield School (9.6km) show on map
  74. Newker Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  75. Shield Row Primary School (9.7km) show on map
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  78. Delves Lane Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  79. Byers Green Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  80. Red Rose Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  81. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site (10.2km) show on map
  82. Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primar... (10.2km) show on map
  83. Tanfield Lea Community Primary School (10.3km) show on map
  84. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton (10.3km) show on map
  85. Collierley Nursery and Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  86. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Cheste... (10.5km) show on map
  87. Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  88. Cestria Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  89. Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  90. Park View School (10.7km) show on map
  91. Tudhoe Colliery Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  92. Pelton Community Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  93. Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  94. Belmont Community School (10.9km) show on map
  95. Beechdale Nursery School (11.0km) show on map
  96. Consett Junior School (11.0km) show on map
  97. Lumley Infant and Nursery School (11.1km) show on map
  98. Lumley Junior School (11.1km) show on map
  99. St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont (11.1km) show on map
  100. Villa Real School (11.2km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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