Witton-le-Wear Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Witton-le-Wear Primary School
 31 St James Gardens
 Witton-le-Wear
 Bishop Auckland
 County Durham DL14 0BG
Telephone: 01388 488350

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2023
History: This school arose from Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Trust: Advance Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Advance Learning Partnership

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Shawn Laws (since January 2023 – came from Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery)
Previous Headteacher: Steve Whelerton
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 5 / 2.71
Non-teaching Staff*: 7.43
Number of pupils: 115
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.0
Sex: Mixed (56% boys / 44% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 6.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 5.5% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 1.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 5.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: North West Durham
Electoral Ward: Weardale
School Number: 8402328

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st April 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Howden-le-Wear Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  2. St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park (2.9km) show on map
  3. Hamsterley Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  4. Toft Hill Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  5. Crook Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  6. Escomb Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  7. Hunwick Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  8. Hartside Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  9. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook (4.7km) show on map
  10. Sunnybrow Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  11. Ramshaw Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  12. Bishop Auckland College (5.8km) show on map
  13. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (5.9km) show on map
  14. Peases West Academy (5.9km) show on map
  15. Bishop Barrington Academy (6.1km) show on map
  16. Etherley Lane Nursery School (6.1km) show on map
  17. Parkside Academy (6.2km) show on map
  18. Etherley Lane Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  19. Willington Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  20. St Anne's CofE Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  21. Evergreen Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  22. St Helen Auckland Community Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  23. Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery (6.2km) show on map
  24. Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary Schoo... (6.2km) show on map
  25. Copeland Road Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  26. St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  27. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop ... (6.4km) show on map
  28. Evenwood Church of England Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  29. Woodhouse Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  30. Aclet Close Nursery School (6.8km) show on map
  31. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (6.8km) show on map
  32. Cockton Hill Junior School (6.9km) show on map
  33. Cockton Hill Infant School (6.9km) show on map
  34. Butterknowle Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  35. Stanley (Crook) Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  36. St Andrew's Academy (7.4km) show on map
  37. Tow Law Millennium Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  38. Highcroft School (7.6km) show on map
  39. Cockfield Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  40. Byers Green Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  41. The Grange Learning Centre (8.0km) show on map
  42. Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School,... (8.3km) show on map
  43. Prince Bishops Community Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  44. Woodland Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  45. Thornhill Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  46. Wolsingham Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  47. Victoria Lane Academy (9.5km) show on map
  48. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon (9.5km) show on map
  49. Wolsingham School (9.8km) show on map
  50. Timothy Hackworth Primary School (9.8km) show on map
  51. St John's Church of England Aided Primary Sch... (9.9km) show on map
  52. The Meadows Academy (10.2km) show on map
  53. Whitworth Park Academy (10.4km) show on map
  54. Middlestone Moor Academy (10.5km) show on map
  55. The Oaks Secondary School (10.5km) show on map
  56. Oakwood Learning Centre (10.7km) show on map
  57. Esh Winning Academy (10.9km) show on map
  58. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy (10.9km) show on map
  59. Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  60. Pear Tree School (11.2km) show on map
  61. The Independent Grammar School:Durham (11.2km) show on map
  62. Ingleton CofE Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  63. Kirk Merrington Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  64. King Street Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  65. Staindrop Academy (11.5km) show on map
  66. Springmoor Grange School (11.9km) show on map
  67. North Park Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  68. St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe (12.1km) show on map
  69. Brandon Primary Academy (12.3km) show on map
  70. Tudhoe Moor Nursery School (12.4km) show on map
  71. Browney Primary Academy (12.6km) show on map
  72. Tudhoe Colliery Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  73. Ferryhill School (12.7km) show on map
  74. Byerley Park Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  75. Greenfield Academy (12.8km) show on map
  76. New Brancepeth Primary Academy (13.0km) show on map
  77. St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  78. Walworth School (13.2km) show on map
  79. Heighington Church of England Primary School (13.3km) show on map
  80. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor (13.4km) show on map
  81. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village (13.4km) show on map
  82. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  83. Frosterley Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  84. Aycliffe Secure Centre (13.5km) show on map
  85. Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  86. Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School (13.7km) show on map
  87. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School (13.8km) show on map
  88. Langley Moor Nursery School (13.8km) show on map
  89. Langley Moor Primary School (13.8km) show on map
  90. Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery (13.8km) show on map
  91. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoo... (13.8km) show on map
  92. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (13.8km) show on map
  93. Chilton Academy (14.1km) show on map
  94. Durham Academy (14.4km) show on map
  95. The Woodlands (14.6km) show on map
  96. Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School (14.6km) show on map
  97. Woodham Academy (14.7km) show on map
  98. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe (14.7km) show on map
  99. Langley Park Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  100. Sugar Hill Primary School (14.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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