Howden-le-Wear Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Crook, County Durham
Howden-le-Wear Primary School is a primary school in Crook, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 June 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, DL15 8HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 June 2025
Strengths
- “Staff at Howden-le-Wear Primary School make pupils feel part of the Howden family.”
- “A strong sense of belonging permeates the school.”
- “Pupils feel valued, supported and safe.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils remember the lesson activities better than the key learning.”
- “Pupils sometimes struggle to define some of the subject-specific vocabulary that the school wants them to remember.”
- “As a result, pupils do not fully secure some of the key knowledge identified in curriculum planning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2025 (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) | 41% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- 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.
- Crook Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hartside Primary Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hunwick Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sunnybrow Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Peases West Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published