Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Witton-le-Wear Primary School, 31 St James Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Witton-le-Wear Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Shawn Laws
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North West Durham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 114067
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Witton-le-Wear Primary School was a community primary school in Bishop Auckland. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Witton-le-Wear Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 |
| Writing progress | +2.00 |
| Maths progress | -0.80 |
How Witton-le-Wear Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 94 | — |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary School | 56% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 114 | 0.0 miles |
| Howden-le-Wear Primary School | 41% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 179 | 1.5 miles |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | 67% | 6.4% | 31.8% | 57 | 1.9 miles |
| Hamsterley Primary School | — | 4.5% | 16.1% | 36 | 2.0 miles |
| Toft Hill Primary School | 74% | 4% | 16.2% | 203 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Location
Nearby schools
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Witton-le-Wear Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Howden-le-Wear Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Crook
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St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park1.9 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Hamsterley Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Toft Hill Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary
- Butterknowle Primary School Primary
- Cockfield Primary School Primary
- Cockton Hill Infant School Primary
- Cockton Hill Junior School Primary
- Copeland Road Primary School Primary
- Escomb Primary School Primary
- Etherley Lane Primary School Primary
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frosterley Primary School Primary
- Hamsterley Primary School Primary
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Witton-le-Wear Primary School teach?
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Has Witton-le-Wear Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Witton-le-Wear Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Witton-le-Wear Primary School?
- Witton-le-Wear Primary School had 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Witton-le-Wear Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Witton-le-Wear Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2022.