Wearhead Primary School
Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 1BN ·
At a glance
A state primary school for ages 2–11 in Bishop Auckland. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (October 2024): Standards maintained. No comparable results are published for this school.
- Ages
- 2–11
- Pupils
- 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Sains
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)14.3%
- English as an additional language0%
- SEN support21.4%
- Education, Health and Care plan0%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.