Toft Hill Primary School
Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Nesbitt
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 182
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 114107
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388832393
About this school
Toft Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Bishop Auckland. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Toft Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 27 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 74% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 81% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 78% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Toft Hill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Toft Hill Primary School compares
Toft Hill Primary School ranked 40th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4% | 16.2% | 203 | — |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | 67% | 6.4% | 31.8% | 57 | 1.0 miles |
| Copeland Road Primary School | — | 6.4% | 36% | 130 | 1.6 miles |
| Escomb Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 13.3% | 160 | 1.6 miles |
| Ramshaw Primary School | 64% | 6.9% | 31.8% | 54 | 1.6 miles |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 6.7% | 44.3% | 161 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.16%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.01%
- Persistent absence
- 5.88%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park1.0 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Copeland Road Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Escomb Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Ramshaw Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
Toft Hill Primary School ranks 4th of the 22 ranked primary 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 Toft Hill Primary School teach?
- Toft Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Who is the headteacher of Toft Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Toft Hill Primary School is Mrs Leanne Nesbitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Toft Hill Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Toft Hill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Toft Hill Primary School?
- Toft Hill Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Toft Hill Primary School full?
- Toft Hill Primary School has capacity for 182 pupils and 203 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Toft Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Toft Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Toft Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Toft Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Toft Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Toft Hill Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Toft Hill Primary School ranked 40th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Toft Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Toft Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Toft Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Toft Hill 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 30 June 2026.