Witton-le-Wear Primary School

Witton-le-Wear Primary School, 31 St James Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG

Local ranking116th of 202 primary schools in County Durham

Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

100

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Witton-le-Wear Primary School (URN 114067) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Outstanding
Early years: Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 13.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 63.0%
Writing (Expected): 94.0%
Maths (Expected): 81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 88.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 106.0
Cohort Size: 16

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 115
Boys: 64 (56%)
Girls: 51 (44%)
Capacity: 100 (115% full)
SEND: 16.5%
FSM Eligible: 8.1%
EAL: 0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.9%
SEN Support: 15.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.2:1
Teachers (FTE): 6.1
Budget per Pupil: £7,117/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 4.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 99.1%
Mixed Other: 0.9%

99.1%

White British

0.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01388488350

contact@witton-le-wearprimary.org.uk

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Witton-le-Wear Primary School

Bishop Auckland, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149499
UKPRN: 10091672
Establishment No.: 2328
Trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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