Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Cumberland Terrace,, Willington,, Crook,, DL15 0PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Veitch
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 126
- Pupils on roll
- 122
- URN
- 148627
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388746336
About this school
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Crook,. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 122 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 69% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 19% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 94% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 75% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 88% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington 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 | 59% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington compares
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington ranked 148th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 25.7% | 122 | — |
| Willington Primary School | 56% | 7% | 64.4% | 156 | 0.2 miles |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 58% | 5.8% | 34.7% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Sunnybrow Primary School | 36% | 6.3% | 69.1% | 54 | 0.7 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook | 69% | 6.3% | 39.7% | 117 | 1.7 miles |
| Byers Green Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 41.7% | 75 | 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)
- 25.66%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willington Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Crook
-
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Crook
-
Sunnybrow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Crook
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook1.7 miles
Primary · Crook
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Byers Green Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington teach?
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Crook,.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington is Mrs Ruth Veitch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington, 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 Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington?
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington has 122 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington full?
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington has capacity for 126 pupils and 122 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington as having nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington ranked 148th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington'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.