Pittington Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · DURHAM, County Durham
Pittington Primary School is a primary school in DURHAM, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 July 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Pittington Primary School, DURHAM, DH6 1AF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 196 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 July 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are rightly proud of their school, and of themselves.”
- “They respond positively to the high expectations that leaders have of them.”
- “They look after their environment, tuck in chairs behind them and tidy away after themselves.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified that the curriculum did not support pupils to develop a deep enough understanding of subject-specific knowledge in a small minority of subjects.”
- “For example, in the past, the curriculum has not given pupils enough opportunities to develop certain geographical skills.”
- “However, some teachers need further support to ensure that they have the right subject knowledge to teach these aspects of the curriculum well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 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) | 65% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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
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- 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.
- Sherburn Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- West Rainton Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published