Pittington Primary School
Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Durham, DH6 1AF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Wigham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 114125
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913720314
About this school
Pittington Primary School is a community primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 21 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 81% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 19% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 95% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 81% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 81% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Pittington 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 | 74% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pittington Primary School compares
Pittington Primary School ranked 87th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 3.8% | 10.6% | 196 | — |
| Sherburn Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 36.4% | 176 | 1.0 miles |
| Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 23.5% | 206 | 1.1 miles |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont | 67% | 3% | 14.1% | 107 | 1.3 miles |
| Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 14.2% | 261 | 1.5 miles |
| West Rainton Primary School | 76% | 5.2% | 53.9% | 148 | 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)
- 10.56%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 5.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sherburn Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Durham
-
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont1.3 miles
Primary · Belmont
-
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Durham
-
West Rainton Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
Other schools in Durham
Pittington Primary School ranks 24th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pittington Primary School teach?
- Pittington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Pittington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pittington Primary School is Miss Laura Wigham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pittington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pittington 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 big is Pittington Primary School?
- Pittington Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Pittington Primary School full?
- Pittington Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Pittington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pittington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pittington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pittington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pittington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pittington Primary School rank locally?
- Pittington Primary School ranked 87th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pittington Primary School's absence rate?
- Pittington Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pittington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pittington 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.