St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Primary school in Bishop Auckland, Durham. Requires improvement (Apr 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 April 2024, report published 9 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2026
The last inspection was in April 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesVictoria Lane Academy
Good (Feb 2024)
- 1.3 milesPrince Bishops Community Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 1.5 milesKirk Merrington Primary School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 1.9 milesSt Andrew's Academy
Good (Oct 2019)
- 2.0 milesCockton Hill Infant School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.