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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 January 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 15 January 2019Graded inspection: Good · as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 114262
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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 entry49 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.7; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.6; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 114262), the previous school.
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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 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 40 | 1.3 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 19 | 32 | 1.7 | 18 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 22 | 34 | 1.6 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 24 | 38 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2020 * | 27 | 48 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 * | 29 | 48 | 1.7 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 29 | 50 | 1.7 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 * | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 16 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 * | 28 | 38 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 25 | 34 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 25 | 39 | 1.6 | 24 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 50% · Writing 70% · Maths 70% → all three 40% 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 | 40% | 7% | 102 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 4% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 7% | 103 | 105 |
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
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop AucklandThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20231.6applications per place
- 1.0 km · County Durham202654%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20241.6applications per place
- 1.3 km · County DurhamGood20191.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20252.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · County Durham20262.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · County DurhamNot yet inspected1.3applications per place 43%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148915 · 840/3462
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 219 on roll
- Free school meals
- 49.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2022
- Replaced
- St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 114262)
- Address
- Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources