St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Co Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate is a primary school in Co Durham, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate 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
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 46.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- There were 8 first-choice applications for 8 Reception offers in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
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
- Welfare Park, Wingate, Co Durham, TS28 5AN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 67 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is a small school, which is highly respected by the local community.”
- “It is a friendly and welcoming environment for pupils and their families.”
- “Staff, pupils and families are proud of the school.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that further work is required to refine curriculum thinking.”
- “At times, pupils learn knowledge but may not revisit this knowledge in subsequent years.”
- “Consequently, there is a risk that pupils’ knowledge does not build, over time, as securely as it could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2024 (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) | 31% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Wingate Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Deaf Hill Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shotton Hall Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Howletch Lane Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published