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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH6 3RQWheatley Hill Community Primary School
Primary

Wheatley Hill Community Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH6 3RQ www.whprimary.com

Pupils
455
cap. 251
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
455
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wheatley Hill Community Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
+3pp
81%73%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
2%
-6pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
7%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
455
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
49%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Wheatley Hill Primary School, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3RQ
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

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
2024/2568%2%88%29%68%11%75%7%86%73%107.0103.0106.049%455
2023/2465%8%69%21%73%13%75%25%75%67%104.0106.0105.048%440
2022/2368%8%80%46%68%8%78%46%72%78%108.0108.0108.0+6.90+2.00+6.8051%415
2018/1968%9%73%45%82%18%77%36%86%77%108.0108.0107.0+7.60+2.80+6.2035%267
2017/1881%8%88%62%85%12%88%19%92%85%110.0107.0108.0+7.00+1.90+3.9033%237
2016/1753%0%65%0%71%18%76%0%82%76%101.0101.0103.0+3.70+5.50+3.0030%213

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
2024/2545517.249%2%51%7%21%
2023/2444016.448%1%52%8%30%
2022/2341514.051%2%53%7%20%
2021/2238817.547%2%53%8%25%
2020/2134818.846%2%45%
2018/1926724.735%6%52%5%13%
2017/1823721.433%5%54%5%17%
2016/1721318.530%5%57%5%14%

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