Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG
- Distance
- 3.2km away
Hamsterley Primary School
Hamsterley Primary School, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3QF
Local ranking177th of 202 primary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
49
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 8 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Cohort Size
- 3
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 31
- Boys
- 17 (55%)
- Girls
- 14 (45%)
- Capacity
- 49 (63% full)
- SEND
- 16.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.1%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.2%
- SEN Support
- 12.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £14,190/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 96.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 3.2%
96.8%
White British
3.2%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Hamsterley Primary School
Bishop Auckland, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 114053
- UKPRN
- 10072175
- Establishment No.
- 2301
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