3 secondary schools in Chester le Street, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Chester le Street in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Chester le Street first 643 times for 661 places: 0.97 first choices per place. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Park View School, to 3.32 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.