Witton-le-Wear Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
149499
Address
Witton-le-Wear Primary School, 31 St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, DL14 0BG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
115 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
55.7%
Girls
44.3%
First language not English
0%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.8%
Persistent absence
4.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 98.3%
Mixed 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage2
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 17%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Witton-le-Wear Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
5
1
Reception, Full-time
7
2
5
Year 1
14
9
5
Year 2
17
10
7
Year 3
14
9
5
Year 4
18
12
6
Year 5
13
6
7
Year 6
16
4
12
Year 2024-2025

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