Wolviston Primary School
The Green, Wolviston, Billingham, TS22 5LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Hawes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 120
- URN
- 146018
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01740644374
About this school
Wolviston Primary School is a primary academy in Billingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 120 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 16 | 12 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 92% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 17% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 92% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 92% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| 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 Wolviston 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 | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wolviston Primary School compares
Wolviston Primary School ranked 42nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.5% | 12.6% | 120 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Prior's Mill CofE Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 430 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy | 71% | 5.3% | 41% | 156 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakdene Primary Academy | 91% | 4.1% | 48.5% | 299 | 1.1 miles |
| Roseberry Primary School | — | 7.5% | 52.1% | 303 | 1.2 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)
- 12.62%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 6.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Prior's Mill CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Oakdene Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Billingham
-
Roseberry Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Billingham
Other schools in Billingham
Wolviston Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Billingham.
- Bewley Primary School Primary
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primary
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primary
- Pentland Primary School Primary
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Primary
- Roseberry Primary School Primary
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Northfield School and Sports College Secondary
- St Michael's Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wolviston Primary School teach?
- Wolviston Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Billingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wolviston Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wolviston Primary School is Mrs Susan Hawes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wolviston Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wolviston 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 Wolviston Primary School?
- Wolviston Primary School has 120 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wolviston Primary School full?
- Wolviston Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 120 on roll (114%), 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 Wolviston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wolviston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wolviston Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wolviston Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wolviston Primary School?
- Wolviston Primary School is part of PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wolviston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wolviston Primary School rank locally?
- Wolviston Primary School ranked 42nd of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wolviston Primary School's absence rate?
- Wolviston Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wolviston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wolviston 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 10 July 2026.