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
- “Pupils at Wearhead thrive as part of a tightly knit and nurturing school community.”
- “In this very small school, positive relationships abound.”
- “Everyone in the school ‘family’ looks out for one another.”
To improve
- “However, the ways in which teachers check pupils have understood their learning are under development.”
- “Staff are not always sure that pupils have secured each step in their learning.”
- “However, the systems for governor monitoring are not well developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 0 first-preference applications, 0 offers in total, 0 offers to first-preference applicants.
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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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St John's Chapel Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School 8.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Frosterley Primary School 10.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy 10.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wolsingham Primary School 13.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Castleside Primary School 14.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moorside Primary Academy 15.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 15.7 mi Good Last distance published