Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.972 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Witton-le-Wear Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Witton-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 | 2.972 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 13% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), while 56% met the expected standard (England 62%).
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 2.972 miles away, the 8th longest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 15 offers; all 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 11.4% of pupils, below the middle figure of 17.9% 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
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School, St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a highly aspirational and caring school.”
- “Staff know pupils and their families extremely well.”
- “Pupils describe the school as a family.”
To improve
- “However, the school has not yet embedded its recently renewed approaches to supporting pupils’ behaviour.”
- “This leads to a lack of consistency in staff’s approaches.”
- “Consequently, sometimes, pupils are not clear how to meet the school’s high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 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) | 56% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamsterley Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Toft Hill Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crook Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Escomb Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hunwick Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hartside Primary Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published