Esh Winning Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Esh Winning Academy is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Esh Winning Academy 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
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- There are 25.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.9 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
- The Wynds, Esh Winning, Durham, DH7 9BE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 287 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 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.
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stanley (Crook) Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Langley Park Primary School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Peases West Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published