Witton Gilbert Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.481 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Witton Gilbert Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 September 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Witton Gilbert 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 | 1.481 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 10% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 53% met the expected standard (England 62%).
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 1.481 miles away, the 8th shortest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 24.5% of pupils, below the middle figure of 35% 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
- Sacriston Lane, Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6TF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 September 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders in this small community primary school teach their pupils to appreciate the world.”
- “Pupils respect the environment.”
- “Pupils enjoy gardening club and ‘eco group’.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils feel that some teachers take bullying more seriously than others.”
- “However, this key knowledge is not regularly revisited or checked in some subjects.”
- “In other subjects, staff do not check what pupils have remembered as effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 53% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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.
- Sacriston Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bearpark Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Nettlesworth Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published