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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 July 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 September 2011Graded inspection: 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 entry37 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first
- 2026 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.6; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 2.3; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 2.1; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 2.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.8; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.5; 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 | 22 | 37 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 38 | 2.1 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 38 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 27 | 39 | 1.4 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 29 | 61 | 2.1 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 24 | 55 | 2.3 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 | 26 | 52 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 22 | 54 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 29 | 43 | 1.5 | 35 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 41 | 1.37 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 65% · Maths 73% → all three 65% 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 | 65% | 4% | 106 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 19% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 16% | 107 | 106 |
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
- Pittington Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20251.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · County DurhamGood20242.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · County DurhamGood20231.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · County Durham20262.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · SunderlandRemains Good20242.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20241.6applications per place
- 3.7 km · SunderlandRemains Good20231.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114125 · 840/2470
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 196 on roll
- Free school meals
- 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Pittington Primary School, DURHAM, DH6 1AF
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources