Wheatley Hill Community Primary School is a state-funded primary school in County Durham, North East, for pupils aged 2 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 445 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 251.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (5 Oct 2023). 68% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 41 first-preference applications and 41 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
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Good
Based on 5 Oct 2023 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 15 Nov 2023.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | County Durham |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 41 |
| First-preference applications | 41 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 63 |
| First-preference offers | 41 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 68% | 2% | — |
| Reading | 88% | 29% | 107 |
| Writing | 68% | 11% | — |
| Maths | 75% | 7% | 103 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
16.4 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.93% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.43% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 91.7% |
| White other | 2% |
| Mixed | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Other | 0.7% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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