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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Esh Winning Primary School, URN 114138
- 21 March 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Esh Winning Primary School, URN 114138
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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 · 25 places offered · 24 named it first
- 2026 1.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.4; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.2; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.3; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 1.0; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.1; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Esh Winning Primary School (URN 114138), the previous school.
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 | 25 | 29 | 1.2 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 39 | 1.3 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 25 | 34 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 29 | 39 | 1.3 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 * | 26 | 34 | 1.3 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 31 | 40 | 1.3 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 27 | 32 | 1.2 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 38 | 48 | 1.3 | 36 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 * | 27 | 37 | 1.4 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 21 | 28 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 32 | 33 | 1.0 | 29 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 25 | 28 | 1.1 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 * | 19 | 26 | 1.4 | 18 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 66% · Writing 63% · Maths 66% → all three 57% 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 | 57% | 6% | 103 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 0% | 103 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 14% | 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
- Esh Winning AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · County DurhamGood20221.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · County Durham20262.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · County DurhamRemains Good · improving20242.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 4.3 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · County Durham20263.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151058 · 840/2497
- Trust
- Wise Academies
- Capacity
- 350 pupils · 287 on roll
- Free school meals
- 42.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2024
- Replaced
- Esh Winning Primary School (URN 114138)
- Address
- The Wynds, Esh Winning, Durham, DH7 9BE
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources