Willington Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Crook, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Willington Primary School is a primary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Willington 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 56% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2026 Reception entry saw 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- 58.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36.3% 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
- Chapel Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0EQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 October 2023
Strengths
- “Willington Primary school is at the heart of the community.”
- “The school offers valuable support to pupils and their families.”
- “Pupils are keen to attend this welcoming and nurturing school.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, the school has not yet clearly identified the most essential knowledge and vocabulary that pupils are to be taught and to learn across each year group.”
- “Work to address this is already under way, but there remains more to do.”
- “In national assessments in 2022, pupils did not perform well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 56% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sunnybrow Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Byers Green Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hunwick Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Crook Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartside Primary Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published