Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Primary · Academy converter · 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
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Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington is a primary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 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, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results, its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was 2nd lowest.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In the January 2026 census, 25.4% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 37.6% 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
- Cumberland Terrace, Willington, Crook, DL15 0PB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 122 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this friendly and inclusive school.”
- “They are polite, kind and courteous to each other and adults.”
- “They make visitors feel welcome and are keen to share their experiences and work.”
To improve
- “However, there are some instances where reading books are too difficult for pupils who are at the early stages of reading.”
- “In addition, there are some inconsistencies in the way adults deliver phonics lessons.”
- “This means that a small minority of younger pupils are too slow in gaining the skills they need to read confidently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 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) | 50% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.
- Willington Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sunnybrow Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Byers Green Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hunwick Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Crook Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartside Primary Academy 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published