What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 10 July 2019Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry2 applications · 0 places offered · 0 named it first
- 2025 2.0; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 3.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 2.0; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 1.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.0; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.0; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 1.6; County Durham median median 1.6
- This school
- County Durham median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | ||||
| 2023/24 | ||||
| 2022/23 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wearhead Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained2024
- 3.2 km · County DurhamRemains Good20241.3applications per place
- 9.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood2024
- 13.5 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 15.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 16.4 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20231.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 16.8 km · County DurhamGood20242.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 17.2 km · County DurhamSpecial measures Inadequate20221.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 19.5 km · NorthumberlandGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114065 · 840/2324
- Capacity
- 42 pupils · 11 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BN
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources