Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School, Durham

From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope that it reflects what a special place our school is and the great work that happens here. Our children are wonderful. They work hard, are well behaved and embrace opportunities that are provided. A message from Mrs. Goodwin, Headteacher It is my pleasure to introduce you to our school."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 76% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School are St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont (0.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 89% maths); Sherburn Primary School (1 mile, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); and Pittington Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 81% reading, 73% maths).

Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 20 places, 20 pupils on roll.

Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Durham Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bainbridge Street (ne-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84).

In 2024/25, Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.