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Wearhead Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham

Wearhead Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

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Key facts

Address
Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BN
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
2–11
Sector
See recorded establishment type
Council
County Durham
Pupils on roll
11 January 2026 school census
Free school meals
18.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher
5.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 8 October 2024

Strengths

To improve

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Last distance offered and catchment

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