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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL13 1BNWearhead Primary School
Primary

Wearhead Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Bishop Auckland · DL13 1BN www.wearhead.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
14
cap. 42
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
14
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
0%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
14
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
0%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio5.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wearhead Primary School · Primary · County Durham

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
14
Pupil : teacher ratio
5.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
0%

Contact

Address
Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BN
Local authority
County Durham
Website
www.wearhead.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone
01388537265
Email
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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/25SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed———21%14
2023/24SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed———19%16
2022/23SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed22%18
2018/19SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed13%23
2017/18SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed14%29
2016/17SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed11%27

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/25147.021%0%14%5%0%
2023/24166.719%0%6%3%0%
2022/231811.322%0%6%6%13%
2021/222311.530%0%4%6%22%
2020/212010.015%0%10%——
2018/19238.813%0%4%4%—
2017/182911.214%0%17%5%17%
2016/172710.411%0%26%5%—

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.