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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDL13 3ETWolsingham Primary School
Primary

Wolsingham Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Bishop Auckland · DL13 3ET https://www.wolsingham-pri.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
163
cap. 231
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Wolsingham Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
76%
+12pp
79%72%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
8%
-10pp
18%13%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
163
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Upper Town, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3ET
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
2024/2576%8%88%20%84%16%88%24%88%84%106.0105.0106.013%163
2023/2464%18%86%32%82%29%75%29%86%82%106.0103.0106.013%179
2022/2374%16%89%42%79%21%79%47%84%84%108.0107.0109.0-0.30-1.60-0.1014%181
2018/1967%9%76%27%70%18%82%27%73%79%105.0105.0106.0-0.50-2.20-1.3014%214
2017/1879%18%94%42%82%21%88%36%91%94%109.0108.0110.0+3.40+0.00+3.1016%225
2016/1771%9%85%26%82%29%76%26%85%85%106.0104.0106.0+3.40+3.70+1.8011%230

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
2024/2516317.613%2%21%4%5%
2023/2417921.513%3%16%5%10%
2022/2318122.014%3%17%5%10%
2021/2217518.816%3%17%6%10%
2020/2118418.215%4%13%
2018/1921421.314%2%12%4%8%
2017/1822517.416%2%11%3%7%
2016/1723021.011%2%13%3%5%

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