Wheatley Hill Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
114147
Address
Wheatley Hill Primary School, Wheatley Hill, DH6 3RQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
440 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
1.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
44.5%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
31.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.2%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 0.9%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average6.9
WritingAbove average2
MathsWell above average6.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Wheatley Hill Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
39
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher17.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
28
19
9
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
6
3
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
21
9
12
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
5
14
Reception, Full-time
49
31
18
Year 1
53
32
21
Year 2
44
28
16
Year 3
56
32
24
Year 4
58
32
26
Year 5
53
23
30
Year 6
53
24
29
Year 2023-2024

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