Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 October 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wheatley Hill Primary School, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3RQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils of all abilities prosper in the nurturing environment.”
- “Pupils with SEND settle in quickly and experience success in school, often joining lessons in the mainstream classes.”
To improve
- “Reading support for younger children is less effective and is not helping the weaker readers catch up quickly enough.”
- “Although the school provides access to a wide variety of high-quality texts, pupils do not embrace these opportunities.”
- “Pupils are not taught to recognise the value of books, and many books are lost at home.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 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) | 68% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 41 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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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thornley Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Deaf Hill Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ludworth Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shotton Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wingate Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published