Howden-le-Wear Primary School
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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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.
Howden-le-Wear Primary School 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, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, with 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers and 1 offer going to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 17.9% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 36.3% 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
- School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, DL15 8HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- 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.
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