School is temporarily closed following an instruction by the Department for Education, due to RAAC being in existence. Further details can be found in our letter to parents dated 01/09/2023 found on our letters / newsletters page. Please bear with us whilst we work through the detail and make the necessary arrangements to cause the least disruption to our staff and pupils. We are working very hard to make emergency arrangements and will issue further updates as soon as we are able. If you have an urgent RAAC enquiry please email raac@bwvet.com. If your query is relating to a student in the school, our school phone number of 0191 4105857 can still be reached, as phones are being diverted. Thankyou.
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St Benet's Catholic Primary School

Ouston, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham

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Head Teacher’s Full Message

Hello, I am Catherine Young and I am honoured to be the  Headteacher of this vibrant and outstanding school.  St Benet’s is a very special school – special because of our staff, our families, our parish, our community and of course, our wonderful children!

Our school is a small Catholic primary school which serves the parish of St. Joseph’s, Birtley in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. We are one of 48 schools in the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. We see it as our mission to spread the Gospel through our aspirations and care for the children in our school. Further to this, we believe that we have a mission to our families and the wider community, and we sum this up in our mission statement, which describes our aim to be “ a happy and holy place of learning and the centre of a thriving community.”

Have a look at our latest newsletter or how we are performing as a school. We hope that you enjoy visiting our website and please do not hesitate to contact us if we can answer any queries that you have.

Mrs Catherine Young

Headteacher