--- title: "News: Success" url: "https://stmarysbc.bhcet.org.uk/news/tag/success" school: "St. Mary's Catholic Primary School" --- Admissions Consultation BHCET schools in County Durham [Click Here](https://stmarysbc.bhcet.org.uk/governance/admissions-consultation) **Tel:** 01833 637029 **Email:** office@stmarysbc.bhcet.org.uk # News: Success ![St Mary’s Outstanding Catholic Inspection](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-rc-primary-2/imagecache/720x440c/news/St_MAry-s_outstanding_award.jpeg) 6 March 2026 ### [St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Celebrates Outstanding CSI Report](https://stmarysbc.bhcet.org.uk/news/2026-03-06-st-mary-s-catholic-primary-school-celebrates-outstanding-csi-report) St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Barnard Castle is celebrating after receiving the highest possible judgement - Grade 1 (Outstanding) in all areas - in its recent Catholic Schools Inspectorate (CSI) report. Inspectors praised the school for its warm and welcoming atmosphere, noting that St Mary’s is “deeply rooted in its Catholic identity and mission, which is proudly proclaimed and enthusiastically lived by everyone.” ![St. Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-rc-primary-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Birch Road Barnard Castle County Durham DL12 8JR 01833 637029 - [Online Payments](https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin) - [Teams FAQs](https://bhcet.org.uk/information/teams-faqs/) - [Office 365](https://outlook.office365.com/carmel.org.uk) - [Remote Access](https://remote.carmel.org.uk/) - [Liturgy](https://liturgy.bhcet.org.uk/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StMarysPrimaryBarnardCastle/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stmarys_barnardcastle/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stmarysbc.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)