Tow Law Millennium Primary SchoolWolsingham Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bishop Auckland.

Summary of the comparison

Tow Law Millennium Primary School and Wolsingham Primary School are primary schools in Bishop Auckland.

  • Tow Law Millennium Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Wolsingham Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wolsingham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Tow Law Millennium Primary School was judged Good and Wolsingham Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for Tow Law Millennium Primary School and 76.0% for Wolsingham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Tow Law Millennium Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wolsingham Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Tow Law Millennium Primary School versus Wolsingham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bishop AucklandTow Law Millennium Primary SchoolBishop AucklandWolsingham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking141st of 202 in County Durham 74th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll81 163
Capacity140 231
LocationBishop Auckland, DL13 4LF Bishop Auckland, DL13 3ET
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census81 163
Free school meals (ever 6)50.6% 21.1%
English as an additional language4.9% 2.5%
SEN support38.3% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.2% 4.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.0% 4.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Tow Law Millennium Primary School

Wolsingham Primary School

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