# Alternatives to St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle, for comparison

0.79 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, Barnard Castle](/school/114115/montalbo-nursery-primary-school) | 0.4 mi north | 1.40 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Green Lane Church of England Primary School, Barnard Castle](/school/149902/green-lane-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.5 mi north-east | 0.65 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Cotherstone Primary School, Barnard Castle](/school/114020/cotherstone-primary-school) | 3.2 mi north-west | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School, Barnard Castle](/school/114237/bowes-hutchinson-s-cofe-aided-school) | 4.1 mi south-west | - | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School, Darlington](/school/114226/staindrop-cofe-controlled-primary-school) | 5.6 mi north-east | 1.00 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Woodland Primary School, Bishop Auckland](/school/114108/woodland-primary-school) | 6.4 mi north | - | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/149058/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-barnard-castle/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/149058/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-barnard-castle