Wearhead Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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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.
Wearhead Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There were 11 pupils on roll in January 2026, with 5.5 pupils per teacher against a middle figure of 17.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- The published admission number for Reception 2027 is 6 places.
- Durham County Council did not publish a last distance for Reception 2026 entry.
- 18.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- 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.
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