Report card · inspected Jun 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 16 June 2026Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
- 13 October 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry29 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first
- 2026 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.5; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.5; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.3; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.1; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.3; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 21 | 29 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 18 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 17 | 25 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 30 | 1.4 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 19 | 27 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 13 | 21 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 23 | 25 | 1.1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 17 | 22 | 1.3 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 26 | 35 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 27 | 36 | 1.3 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 18 | 20 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 18 | 23 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 29 | 36 | 1.2 | 28 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → all three 76% 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 | 76% | 8% | 106 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 18% | 106 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 16% | 108 | 107 |
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
- Wolsingham Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 4.7 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 11%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · County DurhamGood20242.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 7.5 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20257.0applications per place
- 8.1 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 8.3 km · County DurhamRemains Good20222.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 8.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 8.9 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114068 · 840/2329
- Capacity
- 231 pupils · 163 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Upper Town, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3ET
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources